2Samuel 7:1 ¶
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had
given him rest round about from all his enemies; 2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet,
See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within
curtains. 3 And Nathan said to the king,
Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
King David now expresses a concern for building
a more permanent house of God as in a physical place. This makes good political
sense and is also indicative of David’s honoring of the LORD God. Nathan
expresses God’s approval. God has blessed him and established his kingdom and
authority. David is a man after God’s own heart.
2Samuel 7:4 ¶
And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto
Nathan, saying, 5 Go and tell my servant
David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any
house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt,
even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all the places wherein I have
walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of
Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me
an house of cedar? 8 Now therefore so
shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee
from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over
Israel: 9 And I was with thee
whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy
sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men
that are in the earth. 10
Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant
them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither
shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, 11 And as since the time that I commanded judges
to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine
enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house. 12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou
shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall
proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build an house for my name, and I
will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son.
If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the
stripes of the children of men: 15 But
my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I
put away before thee. 16 And thine house
and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be
established for ever. 17 According to
all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto
David.
God denies David the privilege and honor of
building God a house, the temple. He promises that to David’s generation after
him. He also says he will establish the throne of David’s son forever. This is
a conditional promise, clearly we can see from history, the part of Israel,
obedience, not being fulfilled as well as their rejection of their Messiah.
From a prophetic point of view, though, Jesus
Christ continues and is a fulfillment of the promises made to the house of
David so that this kingdom does continue forever with Christ being a type of
David when Israel’s heart is turned to Him. Let’s look at just some of many
verses on this topic.
First, the implication is that Israel will be
saved and it will be by a direct act of God, perhaps with Christ revealing
Himself to them in the Great Tribulation.
Ezekiel 11:16
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far
off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries,
yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall
come. 17 Therefore say, Thus saith the
Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the
countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
18 And they shall come thither, and they
shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations
thereof from thence. 19 And I will give
them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the
stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: 20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep
mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their
God.
Romans 11:26
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out
of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and
went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of
God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Then the fulfillment of David’s kingdom
promises;
Ezekiel 34:23
And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even
my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my
servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel 37:25
And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my
servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even
they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my
servant David shall be their prince for ever.
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace
there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order
it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for
ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
The house of Israel is chastised for two
thousand plus years very obviously before all of this happens.
Matthew 27:25
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our
children.
John 19:15
But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate
saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have
no king but Caesar.
2Samuel 7:18 ¶ Then went king David in, and sat before the
LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house,
that thou hast brought me hitherto? 19
And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast
spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is
this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? 20
And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy
servant. 21 For thy word’s sake, and
according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make
thy servant know them. 22
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like
thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we
have heard with our ears. 23 And what
one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel,
whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to
do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which
thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself
thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art
become their God. 25 And now, O LORD
God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his
house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever,
saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of
thy servant David be established before thee. 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel,
hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore
hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that
God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy
servant: 29 Therefore now let it please
thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before
thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let
the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
Notice that it is said that David sat before
the LORD like Moses in Exodus 17:11,12 and Elijah in 1Kings 19:4. He’s in the
tabernacle where the ark was.
2Samuel 6:17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and
set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for
it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
Here’s a sort of paraphrase of David’s
prayer. I’m not worthy, Lord. Why have you used someone like me from a not so
significant family and brought me here to your kingdom? And yet, putting me on
the throne is a small thing compared to what you’ve promised me and my descendants.
You’ve made great promises bestowing them on someone like myself.
1Chronicles 17:17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes,
O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to
come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O
LORD God.
What can I say to these things? You know me.
You know who I am and what I am. For your word’s sake you have chosen to do
these things according to your own heart and to make me know what your plans
are.
1Chronicles 17:19 O LORD, for thy servant’s sake, and according
to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these
great things.
You, God, are great. There is no one like
you, no other God. You’ve done great things we’ve seen and heard about. What
nation on earth and in history is like Israel, who you redeemed to reveal yourself
to the world and to history and for your promised land delivering us from Egypt
and from the heathen nations and their gods, little g?
Israel will exist for all time and you are
our God. Now, God, please do what you said you were going to do. Let your name
be proclaimed and glorified forever saying you are Lord over Israel and that my
dynasty will be established before you as you promised. You’ve revealed to me
that our family is to build you a house. Please Lord, your words have promised
this goodness to me, your servant. Bless me and my dynasty, my house, that it
may continue before you forever.
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