Dictionary of Bible Themes God's promise to establish David and his descendants on Israel's throne for ever. It provided Israel with a basis for the hope of deliverance and restoration, and became a focus for the Messianic expectation which was fulfilled, ultimately, in Jesus Christ. Psalms 78:70God's promise to establish David's line See also God's election of David 2 Samuel 6:211 Kings 8:16 Psalms 89:3-4 pp 2Ch 6:6 See also God's covenant is everlasting 2 Samuel 7:11-16; 23:51 Kings 2:45 2 Chronicles 13:5 Psalms 18:50; 89:28-29,35-37 Jeremiah 33:17 Psalms 132:11-12 God's covenant is inherited through obedience See also 1 Kings 8:25-26Though God's promise to maintain David's throne is unbreakable, individual descendants must continue to be faithful if they are to inherit the blessings promised to David. 1 Kings 9:4-5pp 2Ch 6:16-17 Jeremiah 22:4-5pp 2Ch 7:17-18 God's covenant blessings are forfeited through disobedience See also 1 Kings 9:6-9Failure to remain faithful to God brings judgment on the royal house and the people. 1 Kings 11:11-13,31-33Jeremiah 7:24-26; 22:6-9; 36:30-31 pp 2Ch 7:19-22 2 Chronicles 21:7God's promise is fulfilled by grace See also pp 2Ki 8:19 1 Kings 11:34-36,39; 15:4Though particular kings may suffer God's anger because of their sin, God's faithfulness to the house of David as a whole, and thus to the nation of Israel, will continue. Psalms 89:30-342 Kings 21:7 The Davidic covenant as a basis for hope God's election of Jerusalem See also pp 2Ch 33:7 1 Kings 8:20-21God's Name signifies his presence. God's choice of David was closely related to his choice of Jerusalem, the city established by David, as the place where the divine presence symbolised in the temple and the ark of the covenant was to be found. 1 Kings 11:32,361 Chronicles 23:25 pp 2Ch 6:10-11 2 Chronicles 6:41-42Isaiah 37:35 pp Ps 132:8-10 God's promise to defend Jerusalem See also 2 Kings 19:20pp 2Ki 19:34 Zechariah 12:7-9Amos 9:11 See also God's promise to restore David's house Acts 15:16Jeremiah 33:25-26 Jeremiah 23:5-6 Hopes expressed in the Davidic covenant are focused in the Messiah See also The Messiah fulfils the Davidic hope Psalms 110:1-2Isaiah 9:7; 11:1-2; 16:5; 55:3 Ezekiel 34:23-25 Zechariah 3:8 John 7:42 Luke 1:32-33 Revelation 22:16 God's promise to David fulfilled in Jesus Christ See also Matthew 1:1; 22:41-46pp Mk 12:35-37 Mark 11:10pp Lk 20:41-44 Many Jews in Jesus Christ's day were expecting a literal fulfilment of God's promise to restore the Davidic empire. The true hope expressed in the Davidic covenant and fulfilled in Christ is the coming of the kingdom of God: Luke 24:21Acts 1:6 pp Mt 21:9 Acts 2:29-31; 13:34Romans 1:3 2 Timothy 2:8 See also 2206 Jesus, the Christ2215 Christ, Son of David 2230 Messiah, coming of 2312 Christ as king 2377 kingdom of God, entry into 5085 David 7239 Jerusalem Jeremiah 31:31 |
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