He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you. Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
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That same night, Yahweh’s word came to Nathan, saying, “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in? For I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought the children of Israel up out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent and in a tabernacle. In all places in which I have walked with all the children of Israel, did I say a word to any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’ ” ’ Now therefore tell my servant David this, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel. I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth. I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more. The children of wickedness will not afflict them any more, as at the first, and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover Yahweh tells you that Yahweh will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you. Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ” Nathan spoke to David all these words, and according to all this vision.
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He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;
but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.
Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
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He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
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He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son; if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;
but My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee; thy throne shall be established for ever.'
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- Luke 1:31-33 (v13) Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’ He will be great and will be called the Son of…
- Hebrews 1:5 (v14) For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father?” and again, “I will be to him a…
- Luke 1:32-33 (v16) He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign…
- Psalms 89:36-37 (vv13, 16) His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me. It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in…
- Revelation 3:19 (v14) As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
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- 1 Chronicles 17:13 (v14) I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;
- 1 Chronicles 28:6 (v14) He said to me, ‘Solomon, your son, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
- 1 Kings 8:19 (v13) Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’
- 2 Samuel 7:13 (v16) He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- Isaiah 9:7 (vv13, 15, 16) Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold…
- 2 Samuel 7:16 (vv13, 15) Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
- Deuteronomy 8:5 (v14) You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.
- 1 Kings 5:5 (v13) Behold, I intend to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, as Yahweh spoke to David my father, saying, ‘Your son, whom I will set on…
- 1 Chronicles 22:9-10 (v13) Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of peace. I will give him rest from all his enemies all around; for his name shall…
- Psalms 89:4 (v13) ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’ ”
- 1 Corinthians 11:32 (v14) But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
- Genesis 49:10 (v16) The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the…
- Psalms 45:6 (v16) Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
- Psalms 89:20-37 (v14) I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil, with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen…
- Psalms 94:12-13 (v14) Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah, and teach out of your law, that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the…
- Jeremiah 30:11 (v14) For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you; for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not make…
- Daniel 2:44 (v16) “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to…
- Daniel 7:14 (v16) Dominion was given him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an…
- Hebrews 12:5-11 (v14) You have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor…
- 1 Samuel 15:23 (v15) For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has…
- 1 Kings 6:12 (v13) “Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my ordinances, and keep all my commandments to…
- 1 Chronicles 17:13-14 (v16) I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;…
- Revelation 11:15 (v16) The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and…
- 1 Samuel 15:28 (v15) Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
- 1 Chronicles 17:11-12 (v13) It will happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your offspring after you, who…
- Psalms 89:28 (v15) I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.
- Psalms 89:29 (v13) I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
- Proverbs 3:11-12 (v14) My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction; for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father…
- Zechariah 6:13 (v13) even he shall build Yahweh’s temple; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on his throne; and he shall be a priest on his…
- Matthew 3:17 (v14) Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
- Hebrews 1:8 (v16) But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.
- 1 Samuel 16:14 (v15) Now Yahweh’s Spirit departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.
- 2 Samuel 7:14 (v15) I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the…
- 1 Kings 11:13 (v15) However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake…
- 2 Kings 19:34 (v16) ‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’ ”
- Job 5:17 (v14) “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
- John 12:34 (v16) The multitude answered him, “We have heard out of the law that the Christ remains forever. How do you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted…
- Hebrews 3:3 (v13) For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who built the house has more honor than the house.
- 1 Peter 2:5 (v13) You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God…
- 1 Chronicles 28:6-7 (v13) He said to me, ‘Solomon, your son, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. I will…
- 1 Chronicles 28:10 (v13) Take heed now; for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.”
- Psalms 72:5 (v16) They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
- Psalms 72:17-19 (v16) His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed. Praise be…
- Psalms 89:34 (v15) I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.
- Isaiah 37:35 (v15) ‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’ ”
- Isaiah 49:8 (v13) Yahweh says, “I have answered you in an acceptable time. I have helped you in a day of salvation. I will preserve you and give you for a…
- Acts 13:34-37 (v15) “Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and…
- Matthew 16:18 (vv13, 16) I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- 1 Samuel 19:24 (v15) He also stripped off his clothes, and he also prophesied before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they…
- 1 Kings 11:34-36 (v15) “ ‘However I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him prince all the days of his life, for David my servant’s…
- Psalms 89:21 (v13) with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.
- Isaiah 55:3 (v15) Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv14, 16 That is, gently, as fathers used to chastise their…
That is, gently, as fathers used to chastise their children.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv13–16 2Sa 7:13 He shall build an house for my…
2Sa 7:13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Ver. 13. He shall build an house for my name.] Solomon, a material temple; Christ, a mystical - that is, the Church, which is the house of God. {1Ti 3:15} The Jews say that the Messiah is to build a temple, but then it must be a material one: and therefore in their daily prayers they call hard for his coming, and they cry altogether to God, Templum tuum brevi, valde cito, valde cito in diebus nostris, citissime nunc aedefica templum tuum brevi, {a} &c. Build thy temple, Lord, quickly, quickly, quickly, even in our days, &c. Oh that we would be as earnest for the building up of the mystical temple, and the speedy doing of it, that the topstone were once laid! &c.
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{a} Buxtorf, De Synag., cap. 13.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv13–16 He shall build an house: this is meant literally…
He shall build an house: this is meant literally and immediately of Solomon, who alone did build the material house or temple; but mystically and ultimately of Christ, who is the builder of God’s spiritual house or temple, Heb 3:3,6; 1Pe 2:5.
For my name, i. e. for my service, and worship, and glory.
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I will stablish the throne of his kingdom: this is not meant of Solomon, for his kingdom was not for ever. And though the phrase for ever is sometimes used of the time of a man’s life, yet it cannot be so understood here, because the mercy here promised to David’s son is of another nature, and of far longer continuance, than that which was given to Saul, 2Sa 7:15, who yet enjoyed the kingdom as long as he lived. But it is to be understood of David’s posterity in general, but with special respect to Christ in whose person the kingdom was to be lodged for ever, Isa 9:7; Dan 2:44; Luk 1:32,33.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv13–16 He shall build an house for my name,.... For…
He shall build an house for my name,.... For the honour of it, for the worship and service of God, as it is well known Solomon did; and so his antitype the Messiah, Zac 6:12,
and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever; that is, for a long time. Solomon's reign was forty years, and the kingdom of Judah continued in his posterity until the Babylonish captivity, and a prince that descended from him was the ruler of the people when they returned: this has its fulfilment more eminently in Christ, who was of his seed, to whom God has given "the throne of his father David", and who "shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever", Luk 1:32.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv13, 15, 16 He shall - This is meant literally of Solomon,…
He shall - This is meant literally of Solomon, who alone did build the material house or temple; but ultimately of Christ, who is the builder of God's spiritual house or temple. For my name - That is, for my service, and glory. For ever - This is not meant of Solomon, for his kingdom was not forever. But it is to be understood of David's posterity, in general, and with special respect to Christ, in whose person the kingdom was to be lodged forever. 14. His father - I will carry myself towards him as a father, with all affection, and I will own him as my son. This is intended both of Solomon, as a type of Christ; and of Christ himself as is evident from Heb. i, 5. If he commit - This agrees only to Solomon and some others of David's posterity; but not to Christ, who never committed iniquity, as Solomon did, who therein was no type of Christ, and therefore this branch is terminated in Solomon; whereas in those things wherein Solomon was a type of Christ, the sense passes through Solomon to Christ. Rod of men - With such rods as are gentle and moderate, and suited to man's weakness.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv13–15 Verse 13. He shall build] That is, Solomon shall…
Verse 13. He shall build] That is, Solomon shall build my temple, not thou, because thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars. See 1Ch 22:8; and see also the observations at the end. 2Sa 7:25.
The throne of his kingdom for ever.] This is a reference to the government of the spiritual kingdom, the kingdom of the Messiah, agreeably to the predictions of the prophet long after, and by which this passage is illustrated: "Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it, with judgment and with justice, from henceforth even FOR EVER." Isa 9:7.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv13–15 2Sa 7:13. He shall build a house for my…
2Sa 7:13. He shall build a house for my name — This is meant literally of Solomon, who alone did build the material house or temple; but ultimately of Christ, who is the builder of God’s spiritual house or temple. For my name — That is, for my service and glory. For ever — This is not meant of Solomon, for his kingdom was not for ever. But it is to be understood of David’s posterity in general, and with special respect to Christ, in whose person the kingdom was to be lodged for ever.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv13–15 He shall build an house ... - For the…
He shall build an house ... - For the fulfillment of this in the person of Solomon, see 1Ki 8:16-20. For its application to Christ, see Joh 1:12; Eph 1:20-22; 1Ti 3:15; Heb 3:6; etc.; and Zec 6:12-13.
I will stablish the throne of his kingdom forever - The words forever, emphatically twice repeated in 2Sa 7:16, show very distinctly that this prophecy looks beyond the succession of the kings of Judah of the house of David, and embraces the throne of Christ according to the Angel’s interpretation given in Luk 1:31-33, where the reference to this passage cannot be mistaken. This is also brought out fully in Psa 89:29, Psa 89:36-37. See also Dan 7:13-14; Isa 9:6-7; Jer 23:5-6; Jer 33:14-21; Eze 34:24; Zec 12:7-8; Hos 3:5, etc.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv14, 16 Men, who are not to be entirely destroyed, like…
Men, who are not to be entirely destroyed, like the Chanaanites. (Calmet) --- This is not unlike the human temptation of which St. Paul speaks, 1 Corinthians x. 13. See Psalm lxxii. 5., and lxxxviii. 33. (Haydock) --- The rod of men denotes war, and stripes signify those punishments which God inflicts. (St. Jerome, Trad.) --- Some parts of this declaration regard Christ; others Solomon, Hebrews i. 5. (Du Hamel)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v13 He shall build an house for my name, and…
He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever--This declaration referred, in its primary application, to Solomon, and to the temporal kingdom of David's family. But in a larger and sublimer sense, it was meant of David's Son of another nature (Heb 1:8). [See on Ch1 17:14.]
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv13–16 13. He shall build a house — Here, again,…
13. He shall build a house — Here, again, the subject is primarily Solomon, for so Solomon himself explained it. 1Ki_5:5; but the for ever with which the verse ends points unmistakably to a greater than Solomon. The house which Solomon built continued till the time of the Babylonish exile, when it was burned by Nebuchadnezzar, (2Ki_25:8;) but it was rebuilt at the close of the exile, (Ezr_6:15,) and of it then the prophet Haggai said, (Hag_2:9 :) “The glory of this latter house shall be greater than that of the former;” for this second temple was the connecting link between the Jews of Haggai’s time and the Messiah, who said, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” He spake of the temple of his body, (Joh_2:19,) and by the resurrection from the dead he became, in his own sacred person, the foundation of a far more glorious building — a spiritual house, built up of living stones, for a habitation of God through the Spirit. Eph_2:22; 1Pe_2:5.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv13–16 13. for my name] The Name of God signifies…
13. for my name] The Name of God signifies God Himself so far as He has revealed and manifested Himself to men. His promise concerning the Temple was that He would “put His name there,” that is, that He would be present and reveal Himself there in an especial manner. See 1Ki_8:29; 1Ki_9:3.
stablish] A shorter form of establish, both words being derived from Lat. stabilire. Cp. special and especial from species, state and estate from status.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv14–16 (14) If he commit iniquity.—The promise has plainly in…
(14) If he commit iniquity.—The promise has plainly in view a human successor or successors of David upon his throne; and yet it also promises the establishment of David’s kingdom FOREVER by an emphatic threefold repetition (2Sa_7:13; 2Sa_7:16), which can only be fulfilled, and has always been understood as to be fulfilled, in the Messiah. There is a similar promise of a prophet, human and yet more than human, in Deu_18:15-22, and the explanation in both cases is the same. The Divine word looks forward to a long succession of human prophets or heads of the theocracy who should for the time being, and as far as might be, fill the place of the true Prophet and King, all culminating at last in Him who should fully make known the Father’s will and reign over His people, of “whose kingdom there shall be no end.” (Luk_1:32-33).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv13–16 I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.…
I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. The temple which Solomon was to build was the symbol of the new development of Israel, and naturally these words suggest a meaning not unworthy of so great an advance in the accomplishment of the nation"s mission. Had we, indeed, only this passage, we might be content to take it in a popular sense, as signifying that, whereas Saul"s throne (and subsequently that of the many usurpers in Samaria) had but a brief existence, Solomon"s descendants should hold for many centuries undisputed possession of the kingdom of Jerusalem. But in Psa_89:29 we read, "His (David"s) seed will I make to endure forever, and histhrone as the days of heaven." And again in vers. 36, 37 a continuance is assured to it as lasting as that of the sun and moon. We can scarcely, therefore, be wrong in the conviction that these promises pointed onwards to the establishment of Christ"s kingdom, and that the great importance attached to the building of the temple finds its explanation in its relation to him. This full establishment after so long a delay of the Mosaic typical ritual, the addition to it of psalmody, giving it a spiritual side, and making the worship that of the heart, the bestowal of empire, and the rapid development of the people under David and Solomon, were all steps in that wonderful series of special providences which made the Jews fit to be the progeniters of the Messiah, which surrounded him during his ministry with companions capable of understanding and recording his teaching, and provided for him, after his death, missionaries, not merely with zeal enough, but with intellectual gifts sufficient to enable them to persuade both Greece and Rome to listen to tidings so wonderful and mysterious as that God for our salvation had become man. Keil also well points out that the temple was a symbol of Christ"s incarnation; for it meant the dwelling of God on earth. "I have surely," says Solomon, "built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in forever". (1Ki_8:13) The same thought was in St. John"s mind when he said, "The Word became flesh, and dwelt as in a tabernacle among us". (Joh_1:14) For the verb used by him, literally "tabernacled," is a comparison between Christ"s life on earth, and the dwelling of God in "the tent of meeting." But there is more than this. Christ himself calls his body "the temple". (Joh_2:19, Joh_2:21) At the Resurrection he raised up again the temple of his body which the Jews had destroyed, and at the Ascension it was removed from the earth, to be reserved in heaven until his second advent. His reign now is spiritual, and his temple is not a building made with hands, but is the heart of the renewed believer. (1Co_6:19) And this indwelling of Christ in the heart will continue unto the end of the present dispensation. For Christ"s indwelling is that also of the Holy Spirit; (1Co_3:16) and the gift of the Spirit continues unto the end of the world. "The Father shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever". (Joh_14:16)
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv14–16 I will be his Father, and he shall be…
2Sa_7:14.
I will be his Father, and he shall be my son.
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Divine relationship
I. Jehovahs relationship. God has written in His Word, saying, I will be his Father, and he shall be my son. Here I commence with a fundamental principle, and that because fundamental principles, in our day, are become almost obsolete; and, in hundreds and thousands of instances, are cast aside. The fundamental principle I mean is the original adoption of His sons. This seems to be the very spirit of the promise of my text, I will be his Father. It is not left to after-date to be fixed, but it is accomplished in after-date manifestly, to prove that Jehovah had before ordained that it should be so.
II. The open manifestation of the sonship. He shall be my son.
1. He shall be my son, manifestly, for the family likeness shall be put upon him. He once bore the image of the earthly; and earthy enough God knows he was, before regeneration work made the change in him. He bore the image of the earthy, the image of the fallen Adam, the image of ruin, the image of the curse. But though he has borne the image of the earthly, he shall bear the image of the heavenly; and this family likeness expresses and exhibits, before all the world, the distinction between the children of God and the children of the world.
2. Gods sons are privileged to wear the family robes. You recollect a passage in the Book of Samuel pointing to this, With such robes were the kings daughters that were virgins, apparelled; and all His sons too.
3. That when Jehovah determines openly to display the character of His sons, it is by affording them the spirit of adoption. The privilege of adoption is one thing, and the spirit of adoption is another. In the privilege of adoption, all that pertains to the family of God is made over to the sons, and secured to them for ever; but in the spirit of adoption, the poor sinner born from above, the poor sinner regenerated by grace Divine, is brought to know his relationship, as the apostle has it. As soon as this spirit of adoption is sent forth into his heart, he cries out, Father. Abba is the word given--Father.
4. Let me add here, the sons of God are very tenacious about the maintaining of truth and holiness; and they are the only persons in the world that are anxious to maintain them. In this sense also they differ from all people, from all nations under heaven.
5. But go on just to mark, that the sons of God, especially as they grow up a little above their boyhood, and begin to be young men in Christ and fathers in Christ, will be very tenacious to understand all the truth, and to hold the truth and nothing but the truth, to compare one truth with another, and to refuse to give up an iota of it, and unfurl a banner with this inscription upon it, Buy the truth and sell it not.
III. But there is something in my text that may not be quite so welcome to my hearers, If he commit iniquity, i will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men, but my mercy shall not depart away from him.
1. You know, if the father uses his rod, he holds it tightly in his hand; he does not throw it at the child, and let the chances be as they may be--he holds it firmly in his hand. Now, whatever trials you may pass through, bear in mind two things; there is something wrong, and you should say with Job, Show me wherefore thou contendest with me? and then in the next place remember that the rod is in the hand of your Father, and He will not make a sword of it.
2. But there is one other phrase: My mercy shall not depart away from him. Hear the record of Divine faithfulness, My mercy shall not depart away from him. The verse closes with an awful contrast, which marks the difference between His sons and His enemies; As I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. But He will never do this with His sons. Why so? because they are in union with Christ. (J. Irons.)
Consciousness of sonship
Correggio stood before a grand painting, enraptured; and as he gazed, grasping the sublime conception, amazed at the wondrous execution and colouring of the picture, exclaimed, Thank God! I, too, am a painter. So, when a Christian looks steadily at what it is to be children of our Father, with sublime thrills of joy he can say, Thank God! I, too, am a child of the Lord God Almighty. (G. C. Baldwin.)
The confidences of father and son
A young man was taking leave of a well-beloved father, who said to him, My son, if you are in any trouble or need anything, write to me; you know I am always ready to do all I can for you. Yes, I know it, dear father, said the son, and will you keep safely for me this box containing the most precious things I own? After a time the young man became ill, and the expected aid from his father was delayed. A chance acquaintance said, Your father may have forgotten his promise. The young mans eyes flashed as he said with emotion, My father never failed me yet. I love him and he loves me. I know whom I can trust, and I am as sure of his help as if the money were in my hand! The mail may miscarry, but my fathers promise is sure. Never suggest to me again that my father is not faithful to his promise. (Weekly Pulpit.)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On vv15–16 2Sa 7:14-15 state the principle of judgment within the…
mercy
2Sa 7:14-15 state the principle of judgment within the family of God. (See Scofield "1Co 11:31"). It is always remedial, not penal Heb 12:5-11.
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Judgment of the wicked is penal, not remedial.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v15 General Information:
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Yahweh finishes describing his promises to King David through the prophet Nathan.
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But my covenant faithfulness will not leave him, as I took it from Saul
The word "faithfulness" is an abstract noun that can be stated as "faithfully loving." AT: "I will never stop faithfully loving him as I stopped loving Saul" (See: Abstract Nouns)
from before you. Your house ... before you. Your throne
If in 2 Samuel 7:8-9 you translated the direct quotations as indirect quotation, then here you may need to translate "you" as "David" or "him" or "his" as in the UDB. AT: "from before David. David's house ... before him. His throne" (See: Direct and Indirect Quotations)
Your house and kingdom will be confirmed forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.
These two sentences have similar meanings and emphasize that David's dynasty will last forever. (See: Parallelism)
Your house and kingdom will be confirmed forever before you
Here the word "house" represents David's descendants, who will rule as kings. Here "kingdom" means about the same thing as "house." This can also be stated in active form. AT: "You will live to see me establish your family and their rule over the people of Israel forever" (See: Doublet and Active or Passive)
Your throne will be established forever
Here "throne" represents the power to rule as king. AT: "I will cause your descendants to rule over Israel forever" (See: Active or Passive)
all these words
"all these things." This refers to what Yahweh had said.
he told him about the entire vision
"he told him about everything Yahweh revealed to him"
translationWords
covenant faithfulness
Saul (OT)
confirm
Nathan
report
word
vision
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv14, 16 7:14 I will be his father, and he will…
7:14 I will be his father, and he will be my son: Kings in David’s line would enjoy a special covenant relationship with God, as the whole nation of Israel did (cp. Exod 6:7; Lev 26:12). Jesus later became the ultimate fulfillment of this prophecy (see Heb 1:5). Paul quotes this phrase in 2 Cor 6:18 and applies it to all believers. • If he sins, I will correct and discipline him: God would steer David’s offspring, the future kings of Israel, back onto the right track whenever they sinned. Cp. the experience of Jesus, who never sinned, yet endured God’s discipline (see Heb 4:15; 5:8; 12:1-11).
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