1Ch 29:22 | KingComments | STEP | On an earlier occasion the people have eaten and drunk without the LORD and connected with idolatry ( ). Here they eat and drink “before the LORD”, He is there. On this occasion Solomon is made king for the second time, now to take place on the throne. David has already made Solomon king earlier ( ) and thereby fulfilled the purpose of God, but here he rules practically over all the people. In the same way, the Lord Jesus has already been made by God “both Lord and Christ” ( ), but only later will He actually accept His dominion and every tongue will confess that He is Lord ( ). At the same time as Solomon’s anointing, Zadok is anointed as priest. Zadok is the faithful priest who God would raise up ( ). Solomon and Zadok together are a picture of the Lord Jesus as the King-Priest ( ). The throne on which Solomon sits is here called “the throne of the LORD”, which indicates the origin and authority of the throne. This distinguishes this throne from all the thrones of the peoples around Israel and also from the throne of Saul. The throne of Solomon is the throne of Him, Who is “more than Solomon” ( ). The Lord Jesus will sit on the throne of God when God’s time has come. Everything of Solomon comes from God. This indicates what God will do with the Lord Jesus. When Solomon sits on the throne of the LORD, all Israel listens to him. All who have served David and also all the sons of King David acknowledge him as king. What a joy and consolation it must have been for David, that after so much misery with his sons they unite here under the reign of Solomon.

‏ 1 Chronicles 29:22

Solomon Anointed

On an earlier occasion the people have eaten and drunk without the LORD and connected with idolatry (Exo 32:2-7). Here they eat and drink “before the LORD”, He is there. On this occasion Solomon is made king for the second time, now to take place on the throne. David has already made Solomon king earlier (1Chr 23:1) and thereby fulfilled the purpose of God, but here he rules practically over all the people.

In the same way, the Lord Jesus has already been made by God “both Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36), but only later will He actually accept His dominion and every tongue will confess that He is Lord (Phil 2:11).

At the same time as Solomon’s anointing, Zadok is anointed as priest. Zadok is the faithful priest who God would raise up (1Sam 2:35). Solomon and Zadok together are a picture of the Lord Jesus as the King-Priest (Zec 6:13).

The throne on which Solomon sits is here called “the throne of the LORD”, which indicates the origin and authority of the throne. This distinguishes this throne from all the thrones of the peoples around Israel and also from the throne of Saul. The throne of Solomon is the throne of Him, Who is “more than Solomon” (Mt 12:42). The Lord Jesus will sit on the throne of God when God’s time has come. Everything of Solomon comes from God. This indicates what God will do with the Lord Jesus.

When Solomon sits on the throne of the LORD, all Israel listens to him. All who have served David and also all the sons of King David acknowledge him as king. What a joy and consolation it must have been for David, that after so much misery with his sons they unite here under the reign of Solomon.