Kingdom Failure: Old Covenant

Tree of Life Christian Church

The sermon traces the progressive restoration of God's kingdom through history, focusing on the Old Covenant's attempt to establish a 'one chosen nation' model centered on Israel as a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, and a treasured possession—symbolizing God's authority in family, true religion, and civil government. Though these institutions were designed as 'kingdom placeholders' to reflect divine order, the narrative reveals their profound failures: Abraham's deception, Moses' neglect of covenant obedience, and David's familial breakdown; the golden calf incident and Solomon's idolatry; and the people's rejection of God as king in favor of flawed human rulers. Rather than concealing these failures, Scripture highlights them to expose humanity's deep deviation from God's standards, to underscore the need for a superior, divine solution, and to prepare the world for the coming Messianic King—Jesus Christ, the ultimate fulfillment of God's one-man plan and the true embodiment of His kingdom authority.