Israel is looking for the Lion of Judah, they do not understand the Lamb of God. Rev 5:5 "5
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
This is the same David who begins the Psalms with:
"1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. 2
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does" Psalm 1 (note the tree of life that we read about in Rev)
The beginning ALWAYS sets the pace David begins with expressing his "delight in the law of the Lord". This is the way of life - health & prosperity. If people do not understand they are on the way to destruction. As Peter tells us: "His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction." (2 Peter 3:16)
This is why in my vision Paul told me himself that we are to live right before God. We were discussing Psalm 14:
The Fool Says There is No God "1 For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. 2
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. 3 All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one."
There is a clear distinction between those who belong to God and those who do not. If I had not had this vision of Paul, I would skip over this pretty quick. But as it is I keep coming back to what David and Paul are telling us and wanting us to know.