| One Valley, Two Kings, and Death A.
On the east side of Jerusalem, the Kidron Valley separates the city
from the Mount of Olives. B. Two kings crossed this valley in Biblical
times, heading different directions in relation to death. I.
King David crossed the Kidron Valley to_____________death (2 Samuel
15:23) A. It was one significant swirl
in a downward spiral of David’s life.
1. David
commits_______________with Bathsheba (2 Sam 11). 2.
Nathan rebukes David and foretells times of terrible evil to come (2
Sam 12:1-14). 3. The child born to Bathsheba_________(2 Sam
12:15-23). 4. David’s daughter Tamar is violated by her
half-brother Amnon (2 Sam 13:1-22).
5. Tamar’s brother
Absalom_______________his half-brother Amnon (2 Sam 13:23-33). 6.
Absalom flees and lives in exile for three years (2 Sam
13:34-39). 7. Absalom returns to Jerusalem but does not
see his father for_______years (2 Sam 14).
8. Absalom “steals the hearts”
of the men of Israel (2 Sam 15:1-12).
B. King David flees for his
life from his own________(2 Sam 15:13-37).
II. King Jesus crossed the
Kidron Valley to______________death (John 18:1) A.
It was the climax of Jesus’ entire mission (John 12:32). 1.
Jesus has come, not to take, but to_________(John 11:38-39; 12:1-8,
24-28). 2. The heavenly Father commends his Son and
terrible evil is foretold (John 12:28-32).
3. The Son of God has come
to________(John 12:33). 4. One of the twelve, Judas Iscariot, will
betray Jesus (John 13:21-30). 5. Another of the twelve, Simon Peter,
will________Jesus three times (John 13:36-38). 6.
The apostles will abandon Jesus and be scattered (John 16:32). 7.
“The___________of this world” will appear to have won the war (John
14:30). 8. The world will rejoice while the apostles
weep and lament (John 16:19-20).
B. King Jesus lays down his
life as a_______________Son (John 10:17-18; 17:4, 17:20-18:11). • King David
needed a_________greater than himself (Acts 2:22-36)! • The shepherd David
needed a__________________greater than himself (Psa 23). • The patriarch
David needed an__________________greater than himself (Heb 10:1-10). |
