We're tracing the theme of the anointed in the story of the Bible.

It's about people who are chosen by God to be a bridge between heaven and earth.

The character who gets the most airtime as the anointed one in the Hebrew Bible is King David.

But David isn't the final anointed one.

In fact, in 2 Samuel 7, God promises David that the final anointed one will not be David but will come from his family one.

And how ultimately the final anointed one will come and crush evil.

What you learn here is that if any of the seed from the line of David violates this covenantal bond or blows it in some way, then God's going to correct them.

But his loyal love won't depart from the lineage.

So this is setting you up for the whole story of David's sons, who rule in Jerusalem, starting with Solomon, and then he goes on to commit iniquity.

Just like Adam and Eve, or just like Saul.

They forfeit the opportunity for themselves to be that ruler.

But what God says is, my loyal love won't depart from your seed.

It's just the opportunity gets passed to the next generation.

David's sons just keep on failing.

And Israel gets more and more corrupt until God lets them get carried off into exile.

So now, with no land and no kings, how will God be faithful to his promise to David?

Well, the prophet Isaiah writes that God will bring a new David who will rule in a new way.

What Isaiah believes we need is not just a new king from the line of David.

We know what those guys are mostly like.

What we need is another David.

He won't look like a royal, glorious heir from the line of David, ruling in Jerusalem.

The Zahk gonna be like that.

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