DAVID DETERMINES TO BUILD A HOUSE OF CEDAR FOR YHWH LIKE HIS OWN, AN OFFER WHICH YHWH GRACIOUSLY REFUSES (2 SAMUEL 7:1). It was natural that looking around at his own palace, with which he was clearly delighted, (a palace of cedar represented the height of even a king's ambition, it was the height... [ Continue Reading ]
RATHER THAN DAVID BUILDING HIM A HOUSE, YHWH WOULD BUILD DAVID A HOUSE OF A VERY DIFFERENT KIND (2 SAMUEL 7:8). YHWH then assured ‘His servant David' that He had greater purposes than the building of houses of cedar. Rather He was intending to build David's house (his descendants and dynasty) into... [ Continue Reading ]
1). GRATITUDE TO YHWH FOR WHAT HE HAS PROMISED FOR HIM AND HIS HOUSE (2 SAMUEL 7:18). 2 Samuel 7:18 a ‘Then David the king went in, and remained before YHWH.' David clearly sees himself here as having a role to play in the Tent of Meeting, just as the prince will have one in the heavenly Temple... [ Continue Reading ]
DAVID EXPRESSES HIS GRATITUDE TO YHWH FOR HIS EVERLASTING GOODNESS (2 SAMUEL 7:18). The humility of David, and His recognition of his subjection to YHWH comes out in this prayer which follows up on God's promise, for he opens his prayer up by describing himself as ‘your servant' three times (2 Samu... [ Continue Reading ]
2). WONDER AT WHAT THIS GREAT YHWH HAS DONE FOR THOSE WHOM HE HAS CHOSEN AS HIS OWN PEOPLE (2 SAMUEL 7:22). 2 Samuel 7:22 “ For this reason you are great, O YHWH God, for there is none like you, nor is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.” And he recognise... [ Continue Reading ]