{"id":478,"date":"2025-05-11T21:09:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T21:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ageofthekingdomseries.com\/?page_id=478"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:21:48","slug":"the-eternal-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ageofthekingdomseries.com\/?page_id=478","title":{"rendered":"The Eternal Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>The Eternal Kingdom<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Your content goes here. 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It covers the time from the death of King Saul and David becoming the king of the southern kingdom of Judah through his scandal with Bathsheba.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=&#8221;Click Here&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22button_bg_color%22%93}&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; button_bg_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/garyivey.com\/shop\/&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Notable events in <em>The Eternal Kingdom<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The civil war between the tribes of Israel.<\/li>\n<li>The assassination of Abner in revenge by David&#8217;s nephews.<\/li>\n<li>The betrayal and assassination of the last son of King Saul by his own generals.<\/li>\n<li>Azel&#8217;s new role as David&#8217;s envoy<\/li>\n<li>David&#8217;s pacification of the Philistines, ending hundreds of years of oppression.<\/li>\n<li>David&#8217;s dalliance with Bathsheba and his making things worse by ordering her husband killed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This novel even more than the first two is about intertwined relationships and how they impact people far beyond their family circle. Betrayal is a theme that appears again and again.<\/p>\n<p>But another theme is contained in the title,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>The Eternal Kingdom<\/em>. It is during this time that the prophet Nathan informs David that his kingdom will last forever. While descendants of David did sit on the throne in Jerusalem for almost 500 years, his dynasty was not truly forever.<\/p>\n<p>So, was Nathan wrong? Not if we see through spiritual eyes. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is often called \u201cThe Son of David.\u201d That was no idle nickname; the gospel writers went to great pains to establish that Jesus was descended from David. 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