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2 Samuel 7:12-16 When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod of men, with floggings inflicted by men. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.”
NATHAN, the prophet, spoke to David here. David had inquired of Nathan if the LORD wanted David to build a temple for God. The LORD had other plans. As with many prophecies, this passage concerns the near future and the eternal future. God’s immediate future for David’s line is that one of David’s sons will be the next king. That son is Solomon, and Solomon will build the temple. And the LORD declares he will discipline this son as a father disciplines a child. God was saying his chosen heir will sin, and the punishment will be just. This also spoke the future of all Judah’s kings. Many would reject God’s commands. And God’s ultimate punishment against Davids’ “sons” would be exile to Babylon. Even God’s anointed leaders suffer sin’s consequences. Through the trouble God will fulfill his promise, “Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.” This is the eternal prophecy that points to Jesus. Even during Israel’s exile to Babylon, Zerubbabel, one of David’s descendants, remained head of the tribe of Judah. He was one who led the Jews back to Jerusalem after the exile. Eventually, though, Judah’s kings were replaced with rulers of foreign powers who conquered the land in succession until Rome claimed it about 75 BC. So then, how is God’s promise true? The forever kingdom does not rely on earthly rulers. Even though none of David’s descendants ruled in Judah for about 400 years before Jesus came, God’s kingdom promise ruled over the earth. Matthew 1:1-17 lists many of the generations from Abraham to Joseph, Mary’s husband. The inspired writings confirm God’s Messiah came from a diverse lineage of people in Judah’s line to establish his Lordship over the earth. The Lord Jesus, descended from David, fulfills God’s promise: 1 Peter 3:21d-22 It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand – with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him. One day Jesus’ church will see: On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation 19:16) Jesus will crush Satan’s authority. God has promised this and his promise is coming true. Comments are closed.
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