Names of God: King
Continuing in the study of the Names of God. Today,
we will look at God as King.
I want us to focus first on a passage in the book of
Psalms.
I’m reading
Psalms 24: 7-10 out of the NKJV
Ready?
Lift
up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
And
the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory?
The
Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
Lift
up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors!
And
the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory?
The
Lord of Hosts, He is the King of
glory.
Wow!
King of Glory. The Hebrew word for glory is kabod, which means weight and is used figuratively
here, as in the weight of His robe or the weight of His words. Kabod here is showing God as awesome and
the most powerful King in all His glory.
We can connect the King of Glory here in Psalm 24 and
the Shekinah Glory that we looked at a while back. During the time the
Israelites were on the long walk to the Promised Land, they made the tabernacle
with all the holy pieces inside. His Shekinah glory filled the space in the
cloud above them and on the mercy seat in the Temple. The Holy Spirit’s Glory.
In Psalms 24, we see His glory causes the gates to
lift in order for his presence to enter.
This Psalm is a song of celebration! This Psalm is
written by David and could be referring to when the
Ark of the Covenant came into Jerusalem during David’s time. They also
celebrated when the ark came into the temple during Solomon’s time. Both times
were with glorious celebration and worship to the King of Glory.
Do you remember the celebration when Jesus entered
Jerusalem with shouts of Hosanna in Matthew 21? Verse 5 pronounces Him as King.
Look your King is coming to you…
All this is tied together in these celebratory
prophetic Psalms of the 24th chapter.
King of Kings refers to the Father in 1 Timothy 6:15
where it says He is King of Kings and Lord
of Lords and goes on to tell that He is eternal and so brilliant no human can
approach Him.
Jesus is given the full title of King of Kings and
Lord of Lords in Revelation in 17:14 and 19:16. Jesus will once again come to
earth but this time as Judge and Ruler. It says, His name is written on His
robe and thigh: King of Kings and Lord
of Lords. Wow!
You may say, “But Robin, you referenced the Father as
King of Kings, then you said Jesus is King of Kings. What are you saying?”
As ONE God, they are collectively the King of Glory
but also individually, they are the King of Glory.
I love how Hebrews 1:3 in the NLT explains Jesus in
His relationship with the Father and His power over creation. The Son radiates God’s own glory and
expresses the very character of God, and He sustains everything by the mighty
power of His command. When He had cleansed us from our sins, He sat down in the
place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in Heaven.
God raised Jesus from the dead and placed Him over all
things. Ephesians 1:21-23 says Jesus is higher than any authority or power.
So, God the Father is our King of Kings and Jesus is
our King of Kings. How amazing is that?
Have you turned to Him as your King? Is He on the
throne of your heart? Jesus won’t intrude because He is a gentleman and created
you with a free will. You choose whether or not you believe in Him and how much
you let Him lead you. Do you look at Him as King and ruler in your life?
Isn’t it cool that we can have a personal relationship
with the King of everything?
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