2 Samuel 7
-Now that David was safe and secure in his new built house
in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11) with rest on every side from all his enemies, the
king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the
Ark of God dwells within tent curtains.” Initially, Nathan told him to “Go, do
all that is in your mind, for the LORD is with you.” However, God had other
plans and came to Nathan that very night to correct the man of His Word. He
told him, “Go and say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD,’ Are you the
one who should build Me a house to dwell in? For I have not dwelt in a house
since the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt, even to this day; but
I have been moving about in a tent, even in a tabernacle. Wherever I have gone
with all the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with one of the tribes of
Israel, which I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you
not built Me a house of cedar?’ Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant
David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from
following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel. I have been with you
wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I
will make you a great name, like the names of the great men who are on the
earth. I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them,
that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, nor will the
wicked afflict them any more as formerly, even from the day that I commanded
judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your
enemies. The LORD also declares to you that the LORD will make a house for you.
When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up
your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish
his kingdom. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the
throne of his kingdom forever. I will be a father to him and he will be a son
to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the
strokes of the sons of men, but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as
I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Your house and your
kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established
forever (2 Samuel 7:1-16).’” Nathan faithfully delivered this ultra-important
vision from God to the king (2 Samuel 7:17).
-Now, after hearing this incredible prophecy, the king went
in and sat before the LORD. He had a lengthy, thought-provoking, and
informative reply to his Maker. “Who
am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? And
yet this was insignificant in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, for You have spoken also
of the house of Your servant concerning the distant future. And this is the
custom of man, O Lord GOD. Again what more can David say to You? For You know
Your servant, O Lord GOD! For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own
heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know. For this
reason You are great, O Lord GOD; for there is none like You, and there is no
God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. And what
one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for
Himself as a people and to make a Name for Himself, and to do a great thing for
You and awesome things for Your land, before Your people whom You have redeemed
for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods? For You have established
for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever, and You, O LORD,
have become their God. Now therefore, O LORD God, the word that You have spoken
concerning Your servant and his house, confirm it forever, and do as You have
spoken, that Your name may be magnified forever, by saying, ‘The LORD of hosts
is God over Israel’; and may the house of Your servant David be established
before You. For You, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have made a revelation
to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore Your servant has
found courage to pray this prayer to You. Now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and
Your words are truth, and You have promised this good thing to Your servant. Now
therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may
continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken; and with Your
blessing may the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”
-*Application* Why is this chapter so vitally important?
This is the real beginning of the Messianic line coming through King David. It
is the eternal Kingdom, the One that will consummate the ages through Jesus
Christ. The Divine connection from Heaven to earth. It provides for the
redemption of all mankind. We could go on and on about the significance of this
Word, but sufficed to say we are completely indebted to a gracious God who
loves us and desires for us to know Him in a relational way. This fills our
hearts with joy, wonder, and praise!
Verses to Memorize:
2 Samuel 7:9, 16, 24
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