Wesley's Explanatory Notes
2 Samuel 7:15
My mercy — That is, Or, my kindness, that is, the kingdom which I have mercifully promised to thee and thine. From Saul — In regard of his posterity, for the kingdom was continued to his person during life.
My mercy — That is, Or, my kindness, that is, the kingdom which I have mercifully promised to thee and thine. From Saul — In regard of his posterity, for the kingdom was continued to his person during life.
Verse 2 Samuel 7:15. _BUT MY MERCY SHALL NOT DEPART AWAY FROM HIM, AS I TOOK_ IT _FROM SAUL_] His house shall be a lasting house, and he shall die in the throne of Israel, his children succeeding him;...
MY MERCY SHALL NOT DEPART ... - Hence, Isaiah’s saying, the sure mercies of David Isaiah 55:3, i. e. unfailing, lasting mercies: mercies which are like streams of water that never dry up Isaiah 33:16;...
4. THE LORD'S PROMISE TO DAVID AND THE COVENANT CHAPTER 7 _ 1. David's desire (2 Samuel 7:1)_ 2. Nathan receives the message for David (2 Samuel 7:4) 3. David in the presence of Jehovah (2 Samuel...
2 SAMUEL 7. DAVID PROPOSES TO BUILD A TEMPLE FOR THE ARK BUT YAHWEH PREFERS TO DWELL IN A TENT, AS HERETOFORE. HE PROMISES DAVID THAT HIS DYNASTY SHALL ALWAYS OCCUPY THE THRONE (D). An independent nar...
MERCY. lovingkindness. AS. according as....
_shall not depart_, &c. Lit, SHALL NOT BE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM, AS I TOOK IT AWAY FROM SAUL, WHOM I TOOK AWAY FROM BEFORE THEE. The three verbs belong to the same root. But there is perhaps some error...
The Lord's message to David The connexion of thought in 2 Samuel 7:5 is as follows: "_Thou_shalt not build a house for _Me_(5 7), but _I_, who have chosen thee to be the ruler of my people, will buil...
I WILL ESTABLISH THE THRONE OF HIS KINGDOM FOR EVER— We have often had occasion to remark, in the course of these notes, that the phrase _for ever_ and those similar to it, frequently signify in the O...
_God's Covenant With David._ 2 Samuel 7:12-17 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...
_BUT MY MERCY SHALL NOT DEPART AWAY FROM HIM, AS I TOOK IT FROM SAUL, WHOM I PUT AWAY BEFORE THEE._ But my mercy shall not depart away from him ... - (cf. Psalms 89:33.)...
THE PROMISE OF GOD TO DAVID IN REQUITAL OF HIS DESIRE TO BUILD THE TEMPLE This chapter affords an excellent illustration of the way in which prophecy has often two quite distinct applications, one to...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 7 GOD MAKES A PROMISE TO DAVID V1 King David was living in his palace now. The *Lord had given him peace from his enemies. V2 One...
AS I TOOK IT FROM SAUL. — He and his house were utterly and permanently set aside; David’s descendants will be punished for their sins, yet shall never be forgotten, and shall, ultimately issue in one...
וְ חַסְדִּ֖י לֹא ־יָס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ כַּ אֲשׁ
CHAPTER IX. _ PROPOSAL TO BUILD A TEMPLE._ 2 Samuel 7:1. THE spirit of David was essentially active and fond of work. He was one of those who are ever pressing on, not content to keep things as they...
THE GLORIOUS FUTURE OF DAVID'S HOUSE 2 Samuel 7:1 Always do better for the cause of God than for yourself. You have no right to dwell in cedar, while God's Ark is under curtains. Also, beware of givi...
The story of David's desire to build the Temple is told here in close connection with that of his bringing the Tabernacle to Jerusalem. It is not necessarily in chronological order, but is fittingly r...
(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 wa...
We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that, although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
Ardently desiring Jehovah's glory, David is troubled at dwelling in a house of cedar, while Jehovah dwelt within curtains. He wishes to build Him a house-a good desire, yet one which God could not gra...
BUT MY MERCY SHALL NOT DEPART AWAY FROM HIM,.... Which is not to be understood of special mercy and grace, though it is true of these with respect to Solomon, and so to all the adopted children of God...
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took [it] from Saul, whom I put away before thee. Ver. 15. _But my mercy shall not depart away from him._] Why then _Feri, Domine, feri,_ saith Luthe...
_My mercy shall not depart from him_ Or, _my kindness_, as the Hebrew word חסדי, _chasdi_, rather means. That is, the kingdom which I have mercifully and kindly promised to thee and thine. _As I took...
1 Nathan first approouing the purpose of Dauid to build God an house, 4 after by the word of God forbiddeth him. 12 He promiseth him benefites and blessings in his seede. 18 Dauids prayer and thank...
But my mercy shall not depart away from Him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee, "from before thy face. " The descendant of David to whom the Lord refers would not experience the reje...
THE NEWS ANNOUNCED TO DAVID...
The Lord having given grace to David to subdue the nations surrounding Israel, it is understandable that David's thoughts turned to a serious consideration of what is due the God of Israel. Why should...
4-17 Blessings are promised to the family and posterity of David. These promises relate to Solomon, David's immediate successor, and the royal line of Judah. But they also relate to Christ, who is of...
MY MERCY, or _my kindness_, i. e. the kingdom which l have mercifully an kindly promised to thee and thine. AS I TOOK IT FROM SAUL; in regard of his posterity, for the kingdom was continued to his per...
2 Samuel 7:15 mercy H2617 depart H5493 (H8799) took H5493 (H8689) Saul H7586 removed H5493 (H8689) before...
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...
MERCY Verses 14 and 15 (2 Samuel 7:14) state the principle of judgment within the family of God. (_ See Scofield) - ( 1Co_ 11:31). _ It is always remedial, not penal (Hebrews 12:5). Judgment of th...
CONTENTS: David's desire to build the Lord's house. The Davidic covenant. CHARACTERS: God, David, Nathan. CONCLUSION: We need no more to make us happy than to have God for a Father to us. If He is o...
2 Samuel 7:1. _When the king sat in his house,_ and began to feel the approaches of age, he was more concerned for the ark than for himself. All men, but especially the aged, should do their best for...
_But my mercy shall not depart away from him._ BUT ONE FORSAKEN AND HE VICTORIOUS At Mildmay, Mr. Spurgeon related the story of an aged saint, who, depressed much with bodily infirmity, asked a frie...
_The Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house._ GOD’S COVENANT WITH DAVID 1. This narrative is an interesting illustration of the truth that God will honour the man who seeks to honour Him....
_Go, do all that is in thine heart._ DIVINE CORRECTION OF A PROPHET’S MISTAKE AND DIVINE DENIAL OF A KING’S DESIRE 1. It is pleasant to glance at the circumstances which gave birth to David’s desire...
_Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?_ FOLDED HANDS 1. Let us understand that a purpose may be good, yet Providence may see fit to deny its accomplishment. That is to say, God may take th...
_I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains._ PROPOSAL TO BUILD A TEMPLE 1. The spirit of David was essentially active and fond of work. Even in Eastern countries, with...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 7:1__ This chapter, with its promise of the Messiah, is a key passage in the history of salvation. Verses 2 Samuel 7:8 are often described as the “Davidic covenant,” even
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 7:8 God will not let David build him a house. Instead, the Lord will build David a house (a ruling dynasty). See notes on 1 Chron. 17:10b–14; 22:6–16....
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 7:11. “AND AS SINCE,” etc. The first clause of this verse should be connected with 2 Samuel 7:10, thus, _neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 7:1 WHEN THE KING SAT IN HIS HOUSE. The order is not chronological; for the words, JEHOVAH HAD GIVEN HIM REST FROM ALL HIS ENEMIES ROUND ABOUT (so the Revised Version, rightly), i...
Now it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all of his enemies; [Now he's established, he's strong, he's powerful.] That the king said unto Na...
1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 11:34; 1 Samuel 15:23; 1 Samuel 15:28;...