Theme: At this end of the Church year we pay homage to Christ as our king through his cross.

COMMENTARY

Old Testament: 2 Samuel 23:1-7
These words are purported to be the last words of King David, though some scholars think that it comes from a much later era. The introduction identifies him as: "King David, the son of Jesse ...a man raised on high." Like Jesus, he had a lowly beginning and exalted end. The passage is actually a song that raises the point that God blesses the people ruled by a righteous sovereign but the godless will be disposed of.

Old Testament: Daniel 7:9-14
Lesson 2: Revelation 1:4b-8 (C); Revelation 1:1-8 (E); Revelation 1:5-8 (RC) This is the introductory salutation to the seven churches (not the sum total of all the churches but the number which conveys complete…