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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...
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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...
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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...
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_thy kingdom shall be stablished_ Better, THY KINGDOM SHALL BE MADE
SURE. Two different words are translated "shall be stablished" in this
verse. The second corresponds to that in 2 Samuel 7:13: the f...
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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...
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_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...
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_AND THINE HOUSE AND THY KINGDOM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR EVER BEFORE
THEE: THY THRONE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR EVER._
Thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee
... The ch...
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7:16 firm (a-10) Or 'made sure.'...
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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...
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BEFORE THEE] LXX and Chronicles 'before me.' FOR EVER] The promise was
conditional on conduct: but the kingdom of Messiah, David's greatest
Son, is eternal....
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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...
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ESTABLISHED. — Two different Hebrew words are so translated in this
verse. The first is the same word as that used in 2 Samuel 7:12, while
the second is translated _sure_ in 1 Samuel 2:35; Isaiah 55:3...
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וְ נֶאְמַ֨ן בֵּיתְךָ֧ וּ
מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ עַד...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before
thee: thy throne shall be (g) established for ever.
(g) This was begun in Solomon, as a figure, but accomplished in
Christ....
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_Faithful; or continue a long time. (Menochius) (3 Kings xi. 38.) ---
Where is not the house of David? or how is this accomplished, except
in the Church? --- Thy face. Septuagint, "before me," which i...
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(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...
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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...
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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...
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AND THINE HOUSE AND THY KINGDOM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR EVER BEFORE
THEE,.... That is, both his family and his government should be
perpetuated, or he should always have one of his family to sit upon...
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And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before
thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Ver. 16. _Thy throne shall be established for ever._] It shall, it
shall - take my...
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_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...
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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...
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And thine house and thy kingdom, the royal power in lineal descendants
of David, SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOREVER BEFORE THEE; THY THRONE SHALL
BE ESTABLISHED FOREVER. The constant repetition of the phras...
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THE NEWS ANNOUNCED TO DAVID...
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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...
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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...
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BEFORE THEE; thine eyes in some sort beholding it; for he lived to see
his wise and godly son Solomon actually placed in the throne, with
great reputation and general applause, 1 KINGS 1:39,40, which...
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2 Samuel 7:16 house H1004 kingdom H4467 established H539 (H8738)
forever H5704 H5769 before H6440 throne H3678 esta
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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...
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THE DAVIDIC COVENANT
The Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:8).
This covenant, upon which the glorious kingdom of Christ "of the seed
of David according to the flesh" is to be founded, secures:
(1) A Dav...
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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...
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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...
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_Thy house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever._
THE ADVANTAGES OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT CONTRASTED WITH THE BLESSINGS OF
THE SPIRITUAL KINGDOM OF JESUS CHRIST
I. The first and primary advantage...
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_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....
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_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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Chronicles 17:13; 1 Chronicles 17:14; 2 Kings 19:34; 2 Samuel 7:13;...
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Before thee — Thine eyes in some sort beholding it: for he lived to
see his wise son Solomon actually placed in the throne, with
reputation and general applause, which was in itself a good presage of...