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If David and the kingdom marks any clear, symbolic progress, I would say it was in this: that he took a fragmented and divided nation, and unified them. It also appears that his kingdom is marked by a rather significant influx of former aliens. So, there is the symbol of calling the world in to join God's people, still confined to a tiny spot on the larger map. The difference being in Messiah's age, that the whole map is now designated as his.
__________________ Rev. Bruce G. Buchanan
ChainOLakes Presbyterian Church, CentralLake, MI Made both Lord and Christ--Jesus, the Destroyer
Acts 2:36 - 1 Cor. 10:9-10 & 15:22-26 - Hebrews 2:9-15 - 1 John 3:8 - James 4:12
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