God’s covenant with David
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1 Samuel 7 |
1 Chronicles 17 |
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| 1-2 | David desires to build a house for God | 1 | |
| 3 | Nathan agrees | 2 | |
| 4 | God speaks to Nathan | 3 | |
| 5 | God asks, “Shall you?” | 4 | God says, “No.” |
| 6 | God never had a house before | 5 | |
| 7 | God never asked for a house | 6 | |
| 8 | God chose David | 7 | |
| 9 | God walked with David | 8 | |
| 10 | God will decide where His people will live | 9 | |
| 11 | God will build a house for David | 10 | God will make a house for David |
| 12 | God will establish the kingdom of David’s seed, after the death of David | 11 | |
| 13 | David’s seed will build a house for God; and his kingdom shall be forever | 12 | |
| 14 | God will be his father; and he God’s son | 13 | |
| If he commits sin, God will chasten him. | ***** | (no parallel) | |
| 15 | God’s mercy will never depart from him as it did from Saul | 13 | |
| 16 | David’s house and kingdom and throne shall be established forever | 14 | God will settle the seed of David in God’s house and kingdom forever; and the throne of David’s seed shall be forever |
| 17 | Nathan delivered the message to David | 15 | |
| 18 | David asks, “Who am I? What is my house?” | 16 | |
| 19 | God’s word applies to the distant future | 17 | |
| 20 | What else can I say? Lord, You know. | 18 | |
| 21 | God’s own will has ordered this | 19 | |
| 22 | There is no other like the LORD God | 20 | |
| 23 | There is no other people like God’s people | 21 | |
| 24 | God has chosen His people | 22 | |
| 25 | O Lord, may Your word ever be true | 23 | |
| 26 | May your name be exalted forever | 24 | |
| 27 | Your revelation causes me to pray | 25 | |
| 28 | Your word is true | 26 | |
| 29 | Your blessing will make these things so | 27 | |
Can you see that One, greater than Solomon (Matthew 12:42), is the object of this promised blessing; and that His kingdom alone shall be forever (Isaiah 9:6-7)?
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