Of the Line of David
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An Eternal King Builds us a Home
An Eternal King Builds us a Home
2 Samuel 7:
Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.” But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Would you build me a house to dwell in? I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling. In all places where I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?” ’ Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel. And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’ ” In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David. Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. You have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God! Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it. Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name and doing for them great and awesome things by driving out before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods? And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O Lord, became their God. And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken. And your name will be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”
Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.” But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Would you build me a house to dwell in? I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling. In all places where I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?” ’ Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel. And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men,
David wants to build God a house
At first this may appear to be very kind and thoughtful, and maybe it was.
We often think we can build God a house with our works
God is not served by us/He chooses to serve us
God is going to build a “house” for David and through David
A turn of phrase here - from house to an eternal legacy, an everlasting kingdom - the Kingdom of God
This will be different than the earthly kingdom that is always full of death, war and fear. It will be marked by life, peace and comfort forever.
Through one of David’s descendants
In one sense Solomon, but in a truer sense it will be one who is to come later.
Jesus is that King
Jesus is that King
How do we know that Jesus is the son of David being talked about in that passage?
For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”?
Hosanna, Son of David!
Hosanna, Son of David!
How else do we know? Genealogies show that Joseph was of the line of David. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the city of David where the Messiah was prophesied to come from.
What exactly is this Kingdom, and who belongs to it?
Many people thought it was going to be a physical kingdom and that Israel was going to have world domination through the messiah. Jesus teaches that this is not the case, but that he is a different kind of King - a king that transcends earthly kings
What’s kind of interesting is that in a sense, it is an earthly kingdom. But it is also Spiritual. It is both here, and also still coming. This is the Kingdom of God that is going to last forever, its the eternity that God will spend with his people in paradise. This is heaven, and Jesus is the King.
But who is invited into this kingdom? Is it only the line of David? Is it just the people of Israel? No, but it is those who come to Jesus with a childlike faith.
Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
Luke 18:
Luke 18:
The reason why this is so important to us is because this is our kingdom if we place our faith in Christ! We are no longer died to an earthly kingdom that is going to eventually pass away and die, but we are welcomed into God’s heavenly Kingdom where Jesus will be King forever!
Hosanna, Son of David!
Hosanna, Son of David!
How does this sound to you? What does this make you feel? What does it make you want to do? Because when the people of Israel at the time of Jesus began to realize that Jesus really was the promised eternal king from the line of David, this is what they did:
They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Matthew 21:7-
Does anyone know what Hosanna means?
literally means “Save, we pray”
They were feeling the pressure of the outside world - the injustices, the difficult times, the scary parts of life were closing in on them. They felt that it was almost inescapable and so they cry out to King Jesus so that he would save them from this crumbling world.
Should we not do the same? If you feel the weight of the world on you at times - if you feel crushed because of all the anxieties of what you have to live up to. If the stress of school, of home, of bullies, of death, of loss, of whatever it is you feel has become too much for you - do what the disciples did. Cry out for saving from King Jesus. Come to him as a child comes to his dad when he is scared and in need of comfort, for Jesus desires us to come to him and he will give us true comfort.
Abandon this failing kingdom, and run to King Jesus, for he gladly welcomes all who are hurting and seeking to find shelter in his wonderful Kingdom.