Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever." Sermons | Glimpses of the King Messiah | B. Dale | 2 Samuel 7:16 | | Communion with God | H. E. Stone. | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | Concern for Religious Things | J. Robertson. | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | David's Desire to Build a Temple | C. Ness. | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | Proposal to Build a Temple | W. G. Blaikie, D. D. | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | Purpose in Life | H. O. Mackey. | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | Remembering God's House | | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | Self-Denying Grace Needed in the Church | J. Robertson. | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | Significance of the Ark Within Curtains | A. Maclaren, D. D. | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | The Church Contrasted with the Palace | Sunday School Times | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | The Intended Temple | J. Parker, D. D. | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | The Sanctuary for the People | J. D. Fulton, D. D. | 2 Samuel 7:1-17 | | Folded Hands | C. S. Robinson, D. D. | 2 Samuel 7:5-17 | | A Noble Purpose Unrealised | F. B. Meyer, B. A. | 2 Samuel 7:8-17 | | Divine Correction of a Prophet's Mistake and Divine Denial of a King's Desire | C. Vince. | 2 Samuel 7:8-17 | | Nathan's Mistake | H. C. Trumbull. | 2 Samuel 7:8-17 | | Our Hearts the Measure of Our Work | Alex. Whyte, D. D. | 2 Samuel 7:8-17 | | God's Covenant with David | J. B. Shaw, D. D. | 2 Samuel 7:11-16 | | God's Covenant with David | Monday Club Sermons | 2 Samuel 7:11-16 | | David's Everlasting Kingdom | G. Wood | 2 Samuel 7:12-16 | | The Promise of an Outlasting Kingdom | B. Dale | 2 Samuel 7:12-16 | | A Long Tenure of Blessing | Spurgeon, Charles Haddon | 2 Samuel 7:16-17 | | Christ's Reign Foreshadowed | A. Maclaren, D. D. | 2 Samuel 7:16-17 | | The Advantages of Civil Government Contrasted with the Blessings of the Spiritual Kingdom of Jesus Christ | R. Hall, M. A. | 2 Samuel 7:16-17 |
Looked at in the light of the development of the Divine purpose, rather than of the conscious knowledge of the time, (1) the royal office of David and Solomon (in its typical significance), and (2) the promises and prophecies uttered more or less directly in connection therewith, especially as recorded in the last words of David (ch. 23.) and in the Psalms, clearly pointed to the coming of an extraordinary, theocratic, Divine King. They indicate that he would be: 1. The Anointed of Jehovah. His Servant, chosen and beloved (ver. 8; ch. 5:3; Acts 4:27; Acts 10:28). Psalm 89., 'The faithfulness of the Lord.' "Once thou spakest in vision to thy beloved, and saidst:
I have laid help upon a mighty one,
I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
I have found David my servant,
With my holy oil have I anointed him."
(Psalm 89:19, 20.) 2. The Son of David "according to the flesh" (ver. 12; Acts 2:29-31; Acts 13:22-23). "Jehovah hath sworn unto David
In truth that which he will not recall:
Of the fruit of thy body
Do I appoint a possessor of thy throne."
(Psalm 132:11.) 3. The Son of God. (Ver. 14; Psalm 16:10; Luke L 35; Acts 4:25-27; Romans 1:4.) Psalm 2., 'The triumph of the Lord's Anointed.' "Jehovah saith unto me: Thou art my Son:
I have this day begotten thee."
(Psalm 2:7.) "He shall cry unto me: My Father art thou,
My God, and the Rock of my salvation!
Also I will make him my Firstborn,
Highest of the kings of the earth."
(Psalm 89:26, 27.) In the Old Testament the relation between father and son denotes the deepest. intimacy of love; and love is perfected in unity of nature, in the communication to the son of all that the father hath. 'The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand' (John 3:35). Sonship, therefore, includes the government of the world (Keil). 4. The King of righteousness and peace; Prophet and Priest; the Conqueror of all opposing powers (through conflict and suffering); the Saviour and Benefactor of those who trust in him; the supreme Lord (ver. 13; Psalm 22; Psalm 40; Psalm 61; Matthew 22:45; Hebrews 1:8). "The oracle of Jehovah unto my Lord:
Sit thou at my right hand
Until I make thine enemies thy footstool."
(Psalm 105:1) "Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom."
(Psalm 45:6.) 5. The Builder of the temple. (Ver. 13; Zechariah 6:12, 13; John 1:14; John 2:19; John 14:23; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Ephesians 1:20-23; Ephesians 2:20-22; 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 21:1-3.) "Thou hast received gifts among men,
Yea, even the rebellious, that the Lord Jehovah
might dwell among them."
(Psalm 68:18.) 6. The Possessor of universal dominion. (1 Samuel 2:10; 2 Samuel 22:44; Psalm 22:27.) "He shall have dominion from sea to sea,
And from the river to the ends of the earth."
(Psalm 72:8.) 7. The King who should reign forever. (Ver. 16; Psalm 61:6, 7; Psalm 89:36, 37.) "His Name shall endure forever;
His Name shall be continued as long as the sun."
(Psalm 72:17.) An allegory may serve to illustrate the way in which the Old Testament proclamation of salvation unfolds itself. The Old Testament in relation to the day of the New Testament is night. In this night there rise in opposite directions two stars of promise. The one describes its fall from above downwards; it is the promise of Jehovah who is about to come [Psalm 96:13; Psalm 98:9]. The other describes its path from below upwards; it is the hope which rests on the seed of David, the prophecy of the Son of David, Which at the outset assumes a thoroughly human and merely earthly character. These two stars meet at last, they blend together in one star; the night vanishes, and it is day. This one star is Jesus Christ, Jehovah and the Son of David in one Person; the King of Israel and at the same time the Redeemer of the world; in one word, the God-Man (Delitzsch, in Psalm 72.). - D. Thy house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever. I. THE FIRST AND PRIMARY ADVANTAGE EXPECTED FROM EVERY WELL-CONSTITUTED HUMAN GOVERNMENT IS SECURITY AND THE SENSE OF SECURITY. The depravity of our nature has introduced such a universal selfishness and rapacity among mankind is their natural state, that men in every age and country have been convinced of the expediency and necessity of attempting to organise some form of government for the purpose of their common security. While every individual is left to exert his own power as he chooses, none can be secure either in his property or person: it becomes absolutely indispensable, therefore, if men would escape the intolerable evils of such a state, to collect and embody this scattered and uncertain force of the many, in some public depository of power: such a provision is necessary for the protection and preservation of every community. Hence almost all nations, even the most uncivilised, have attempted some constitution of this kind, however rude, for the prevention or the redress of those injuries to which the subjects were continually liable by the passions of our nature. But the utmost degree of personal security that can be enjoyed under any form of civil power, is a most imperfect shadow of the safety which Jesus Christ bestows upon the subjects of his spiritual reign. Until a man submits to His mediatorial authority, he remains exposed to unutterable evils. II. THE SECOND BENEFIT EXPECTED FROM HUMAN GOVERNMENTS IS LIBERTY. So far as this. advantage is consistent with the former, or with the public security, the more largely it is enjoyed the better. But, suppose the utmost possible degree of civil liberty enjoyed, what is it in comparison with that spiritual, real freedom, which Jesus Christ confers? The former is, at the best, only an external, circumstantial blessing; it does not enter into the inner man. But "if the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed": "where the Spirit of the Lord is," there is the only true liberty. The Christian is the genuine freeman, and none beside is such except in name. III. THE NEXT ADVANTAGE DERIVED FROM A GOOD GOVERNMENT IS PLENTY. To secure this advantage, you are aware that there are arrangements in nature, in a great measure independent of human institutions, and beyond the control of human policy. But perhaps, in this respect, there has been often much error on the part of those in power. But in the kingdom of Jesus Christ there exists an infinite plenty of all the provisions that can be desired for all the wants of the soul. None are neglected here: the poorest may be enriched beyond the most splendid opulence of this world, even with "the unsearchable riches of Christ;" as the apostles, "though poor, could make many rich, — though they had nothing, they possessed all things." For in Jesus Christ "all fulness" dwells, for the supply of spiritual destitution. IV. A TENDENCY TO IMPROVEMENT IN ITS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, is a fourth benefit which ought to accompany every well-ordered government. The best of these institutions are such as will be at once permanent and progressive, by their intrinsic wisdom and excellence, — by their adaptation to all the varying circumstances of the nation, — by their power of providing for unseen and possible emergencies: they will gradually rise from security to convenience, and then exalt convenience into ornament — into just refinement and diffused illumination: such has been the aim of the greatest legislators. But the difference between the most moral and the most flagitious of natural characters, is less than the difference that subsists between the subjects of Jesus Christ and the children of this world; because the latter is the difference between the spiritually dead and living. V. THE FIFTH AND LAST REQUISITE OF A WELL-CONSTITUTED GOVERNMENT IS STABILITY: this is the crown of all its other advantages. Nothing can be wanting to such a reign but that it should last: and this is what the text emphatically expresses — "Thy throne shall he established for ever": as the Psalmist says of the Messiah, "He shall reign as long as the sun and moon endure." In this the kingdom of David was an emblem, however faint, of that which would be erected by Jesus Christ; wonderfully preserved as was the throne of Judah, while the greatest monarchies were marked by perpetual vicissitudes: the kings of Israel were ever changing in their line, while the descendants of David maintained a direct succession, () "If a man might have a cottage on a hundred years' lease, he would prize it much more than the possession of a palace for a day." Of course he would; and this it is which adds so much preciousness to the joys of heaven, for they are eternal. The pleasures of this world, however bright they seem, are but for this one day of life, which is already half over. If they were all they profess to be, and a thousand times more, they would not be worthy to be mentioned in comparison with "pleasures for evermore" at God's right hand. () ()
People Adam, David, Israelites, Nathan, SaulPlaces JerusalemTopics Age, Authority, Endure, Established, Family, Firm, Forever, Kingdom, Overturned, Seat, Stedfast, Sure, ThroneOutline 1. Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house
4. After by the word of God forbids him
12. God promises him benefits and blessings in his seed
18. David's prayer and thanksgiving
Dictionary of Bible Themes 2 Samuel 7:16 5340 house
5953 stability 2 Samuel 7:1-29 8131 guidance, results 2 Samuel 7:4-16 5548 speech, divine 2 Samuel 7:5-16 5467 promises, divine 2 Samuel 7:8-16 1443 revelation, OT 2 Samuel 7:11-16 1351 covenant, with David
6160 fathers, sin of 2 Samuel 7:12-16 2078 Christ, sonship of
2366 Christ, prophecies concerning 2 Samuel 7:13-16 5581 throne Library David's Gratitude
'Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto? 19. And this was yet a small thing in Thy sight, O Lord God; but Thou hast spoken also of Thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God? 20. And what can David say more unto Thee? for Thou, Lord God, knowest Thy servant. 21. For Thy word's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou done all these great things, …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureThe Good Shepherd: a Farewell Sermon
John 10:27-28 -- "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand." It is a common, and I believe, generally speaking, my dear hearers, a true saying, that bad manners beget good laws. Whether this will hold good in every particular, in respect to the affairs of this world, I am persuaded the observation is very pertinent in respect to the things of another: I mean bad manners, …
George Whitefield—Selected Sermons of George Whitefield The Plea of Faith
It is a prayer to God. Those words naturally flowed from his lips: after hearing such precious promises, he was anxious for their fulfilment. Such words will be equally in place, if they shall be adopted by us in these modern times, and if, after reading a promise, on turning to God's Word, we should finish by saying, "Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope," it will be a practical application of the text, "Do as thou hast said." I shall not commence my sermon …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 2: 1856 The Promise in 2 Samuel, Chap. vii.
The Messianic prophecy, as we have seen, began at a time long anterior to that of David. Even in Genesis, we perceived [Pg 131] it, increasing more and more in distinctness. There is at first only the general promise that the seed of the woman should obtain the victory over the kingdom of the evil one;--then, that the salvation should come through the descendants of Shem;--then, from among them Abraham is marked out,--of his sons, Isaac,--from among his sons, Jacob,--and from among the twelve sons …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament 2 Samuel xxiii. 1-7.
The last words of David are comprehended in seven verses; and these, again, are subdivided into sections of five and two [Pg 153] verses respectively. First, there is a description of the fulness of blessings which the dominion of the just ruler shall carry along with it, and then of the destruction which shall overtake hostile wickedness. It is not by accident that these last words are not found in the collection of Psalms. The reason is indicated by the [Hebrew: naM] There is a prophetic element …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament David's Prohibited Desire and Permitted Service
'Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel. 7. And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God: 8. But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto My name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in My sight. 9. Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture David Appointing Solomon
'Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king. 29. And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, 30. Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. 31. Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Dying King's Last vision and Psalm
'Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, 2. The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and His word was in my tongue. 3. The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 4. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Song of Solomon.
An important link in the chain of the Messianic hopes is formed by the Song of Solomon. It is intimately associated with Ps. lxxii., which was written by Solomon, and represents the Messiah as the Prince of Peace, imperfectly prefigured by Solomon as His type. As in this Psalm, so also in the Song of Solomon, the coming of the Messiah forms the subject throughout, and He is introduced there under the name of Solomon, the Peaceful One. His coming shall be preceded by severe afflictions, represented …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament The Exalted One.
Hebrews i. SOME thirty-five years ago, when the so-called "Higher Criticism" had begun its destructive work, a believer living in England, predicted that within thirty years the storm would gather over one sacred head. How this has come true! Satan's work of undermining the authority of the Bible, a pernicious work still going on, is but the preliminary to an attack of the Person of Christ. To-day as never before the glorious Person of our Lord is being belittled in the camp of Christendom. This …
Arno Gaebelein—The Lord of Glory The King --Continued.
In our last chapter we have seen that the key-note of "The Songs of the King" may be said to be struck in Psalm xviii. Its complete analysis would carry us far beyond our limits. We can but glance at some of the more prominent points of the psalm. The first clause strikes the key-note. "I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength." That personal attachment to God, which is so characteristic of David's religion, can no longer be pent up in silence, but gushes forth like some imprisoned stream, broad and full …
Alexander Maclaren—The Life of David The Early Life of Malachy. Having Been Admitted to Holy Orders He Associates with Malchus
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