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7:14 his Father…My son. These words are
directly related to Jesus the Messiah in
2 Samuel 7:1–8:18
Hebrews 1:5. In Semitic thought, since the son
Now it came to pass when the king was had the full character of the father, the future
7 dwelling in his house, and the LORD had seed of David would have the same essence of
given him rest from all his enemies all around, God. That Jesus Christ was God incarnate is
2 that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See the central theme of John’s Gospel.If he com-
now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of mits iniquity. As a human father disciplines
God dwells inside tent curtains.” his sons,so the Lord would discipline the seed,
3 Then Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all if he committed iniquity.This has reference to
that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.” the intermediary seed until Messiah’s arrival
4 But it happened that night that the word of (any king of David’s line from Solomon on).
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the LORD came to Nathan, saying, “Go and tell However, the ultimate Seed of David will not
My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: be a sinner like David and his descendants
“Would you build a house for Me to dwell in? were, as recorded in Samuel and Kings (see
6 For I have not dwelt in a house since the time 2Cor. 5:21). Significantly, Chronicles, focusing
that I brought the children of Israel up from more directly on the Messiah, does not
Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about include this statement in its record of Nathan’s
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in a tent and in a tabernacle. Wherever I have words (1 Chr. 17:13).
moved about with all the children of Israel,
have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the 7:16 your house…your kingdom…Your
tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shep- throne. Luke 1:32b,33 indicates that these 3
herd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you terms are fulfilled in Jesus, “…and the Lord
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not built Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’ Now there- God will give Him the throne of His father
fore, thus shall you say to My servant David, David. And He will reign over the house of
‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “I took you from Jacob forever,and of His kingdom there will be
the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be no end.” forever. This word conveys the idea
ruler over My people, over Israel. And I have of 1) an indeterminately long time or 2) into
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been with you wherever you have gone, and eternity future. It does not mean that there
have cut off all your enemies from before you, cannot be interruptions, but rather that the
and have made you a great name, like the outcome is guaranteed. Christ’s Davidic reign
name of the great men who are on the earth. will conclude human history.
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; nor 17 According to all these words and according
shall the sons of wickedness oppress them to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
anymore, as previously, since the time that I 18 Then King David went in and sat before
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commanded judges to be over My people Is- the LORD; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord
rael, and have caused you to rest from all your GOD? And what is my house, that You have
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enemies. Also the LORD tells you that He will brought me this far? And yet this was a
make you a house. small thing in Your sight, O Lord GOD; and
12 “When your days are fulfilled and you rest You have also spoken of Your servant’s house
with your fathers, I will set up your seed after for a great while to come. Is this the manner
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you, who will come from your body, and I will of man, O Lord GOD? Now what more can
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establish his kingdom. He shall build a house David say to You? For You, Lord GOD, know
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for My name, and I will establish the throne of Your servant. For Your word’s sake, and
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his kingdom forever. I will be his Father, and according to Your own heart, You have done
he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I all these great things, to make Your servant
will chasten him with the rod of men and with know them. Therefore You are great, O Lord
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the blows of the sons of men. But My mercy GOD. For there is none like You, nor is there
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shall not depart from him, as I took it from any God besides You, according to all that we
Saul, whom I removed from before you. And have heard with our ears. And who is like
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your house and your kingdom shall be estab- Your people, like Israel, the one nation on the
lished forever before you. Your throne shall be earth whom God went to redeem for Himself
established forever.” ’ ” as a people, to make for Himself a name—
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