* CONGREGATIONAL READING: 2 Samuel 8:1-18 *

I. BRIEF EXPOSITION OF THE CHAPTER

David Expands His Kingdom, 2 Sam 8:1-13
David Executes Judgment & Justice, 2 Sam 8:14-18

II. BLESSED EXHORTATION OUR VERSE

Judgment & Justice in the King of Israel
- A. judgment: משפת (mish-pât'), think, ‘Judges'
- B. justice: צדקה (tzəd-â-qâh'), righteousness
--- 1. David acts appropriately before God (justice);
--- 2. David acts responsibly before God's people (judgment); & thus…
--- 3. David is blessed of God wherever he goes (v14b)
--- 4. David is a man after God's own heart (1 Sam 13:14)

Judgment & Justice in the King of Kings
- A. Jesus Christ is very God, John 10:30
--- Psa 89:14; Isa 9:7
- B. Jesus is the King of kings, Rev 19:16
--- Heb 1:8
- C. Jesus is the fulfillment of judgment & justice, Gal 4:4-5
--- 2 Cor 5:21
- D. Jesus is the only Way to salvation, John 14:6
--- Acts 4:10-12

Judgment & Justice in the Kings & Priests of Christ
- A. justice, 2 Cor 5:17
--- Jer 31:31-33; Rom 1:17
- B. judgment, Phil 1:27a
--- Jude 1:3
- C. judgment without mercy, Jas 2:13
--- 1 Tim 1:15