2 Samuel 7
2 Samuel 7:2
Commonly referred to in Scripture as the cedars of Lebanon, this aromatic,
durable wood was highly desirable for building in Iron Age Israel. David
used in it building his palace (2 Sam 5:11; 1 Chr 17:1), and Solomon used
it in the construction of the temple and a palace for himself (2 Chr
2:3-8). He was said to make the cedar as plentiful in Jerusalem as
sycamore-fig trees in the Shephelah (2 Chr 1:15). The second temple was
also constructed from cedars (Ezra 3:7). (www.bibleplaces.com)
2 Samuel 7:3
I was surprised when I read all the study notes on this verse. Evidently all the Bible brainiacs out there seem to concur that when Nathan told David to 'do all that was in his heart, for the Lord was with him', he spoke out of line. I guess the consensus is that Nathan assumed it was ok for David to build the temple the way he wanted, but clearly the Lord had something else in mind.
It's good to remember that prophets, just like pastors, are people. Not everything that comes out of their mouths is God-inspired. Sometimes it's just someone's opinion, sometimes it's being spoken in the name of the Lord. God showed grace. So should we.
2 Samuel 7:7
God does not need or require a grand palace be built for His Ark of the Covenant. Yet, David had the idea to build it (a permanent structure vs a mobile tabernacle) and that idea got passed on to Solomon, which the Lord did not deny him from doing it. Yet where does God really dwell anyway? In a palatial, expensive, distant and away from the common man marble building? No, He is not contained in a box, yet His Holiness, Presence, and miracles were represented in a special tabernacle with many symbolic pieces of furniture as the Israelites were moving from Egypt to Jerusalem. Also, God set a specific standard on how His Ark was to be handled and how He was to be approached, and who can approach Him. Now, God has now given us Jesus. It is only through Him that we may approach God. Trying to come to God in a way that God does not approve of does not have good endings. Remember Uzzah? And now God's spirit dwells in us. We are His tabernacle. His Spirit dwells in us.
Revelation 21:3 (ESV)
2 Samuel 7:9
A smelly, dirty, young, red-neck, inexperienced-in-life, poor, humble kid became so renowned that his name and biography is forever written in time. David the farmer of sheep turned royalty and had an audience with the Holy God of the universe!
How did David do it? Can I become like David? What are the requirements? Cost? Sign me up for that class.
Humility and complete dependence on God for everything. Willingness to die for His glory. Acceptance that if I'm not famous, rich, or popular that it does not matter. It's those who trust in God that are the movers and shakers on earth in the sight of God. No other person may know or recognize me, but God sees my faith, my obedience, my trust in Him. He sees my heart. He saw David's heart.
2 Samuel 7:10
So when we get irritated that God does not answer our prayers in a timely fashion, just remember that it had been about 400 YEARS since Joshua first led the Israelites into the Promised Land. It's not until David was king that they truly possessed and settled in it.
2 Samuel 7:11
God is not telling David that He would make him a literal house, rather, He is promising David that his seed would rule over Israel with God's blessing. ~Andrew Wommack
2 Samuel 7:15
Just as God knew it would happen, Solomon stopped depending on Him alone and he turned to other gods (be careful whom you marry), BUT praise the Lord! Because God made a promise to David, God did not destroy Solomon for his rebellion like he did Saul. Not only was Solomon married to way too many women, he was unequally yoked and married women who worshiped false gods. This negatively effected Solomon's judgment and the louder voices, stronger pulls, and temptations won out. Solomon who was the wisest man to have ever lived sure seemed like a fool as he made these poor choices. This is what happens when we stop putting God and His ways, His Word, and His commands first.
2 Samuel 7:16
Clearly this is a prophesy about Jesus, although David's children ruled for generations. David's lineage followed down to Jesus (Romans 1:3 and 2 Timothy 2:8). Jesus did not sit on a physical throne but he is seated at the right hand of the Father on the throne in heaven. Jesus is reigning King forever over all creation. (Revelation 11:15)
2 Samuel 7:18-29
This is so well said:
Note on 2 Samuel 7:18-29
"The Lord spoke to David through the prophet Nathan, but David didn’t
return a prayer to God through this messenger. He went directly into the
tent he had pitched for the ark of God and sat before the ark, which
symbolized God’s presence.Notice that David sat before the Lord. This is unusual. Normally a person would kneel or stand or even be prostrate before the Lord. This implies that David was there before the Lord for quite some time. It’s amazing what happens when we get before the Lord and just saturate ourselves in His presence.
David
was overwhelmed with God’s goodness and faithfulness to him. We
should be too. This doesn’t mean he didn’t have any problems. He was
ridiculed by his own brothers (1 Samuel 17:28). His father-in-law tried
to kill him out of jealousy (1 Samuel 18:10-11 and 19:1) and even took
David’s wife, his daughter, and gave her to another man (1 Samuel
25:44).
David spent thirteen years running for his life from his father-in-law,
even feigning madness to save his life (1 Samuel 21:13). He lost
everything, and his own men spoke of stoning him (1 Samuel 30:3-6). He
cried until he couldn’t cry anymore (1 Samuel 30:4). His best friend,
Jonathan, died (2 Samuel 1:25). He fought a long war against Ishbosheth
(2 Samuel 3:1).
Even when he got his wife Michal back, she despised him in her heart,
and there was no relationship between them for the rest of their lives
(2 Samuel 6:20-23).
Psalm 1
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Sons of Korah Psalm 1A detailed study of this book could be written, but as I thought about it, and realized that psalms really are songs or poetry, why not just listen to this beautiful song and meditate on it?
Although we have read several Psalms by now, I wanted to give a little history of this book in the Bible. According to Biblehub.com:
The
genre of Psalms is Songs and Poetry of all kinds. It is written by
multiple authors; David wrote 73, Asaph wrote 12, the sons of Korah
wrote 9, Solomon wrote 3, Ethan, and Moses each wrote one (Ps. 90), and
51 of the Psalms are anonymous. They were written over the span of
approximately 900 years (Beginning at the time of Moses 1440 B.C. and
through the captivity in 586 B.C.).
The
Psalms include praises of joy, laments, blessings, and thanksgivings.
They are directed at God and they help us to express and communicate
ourselves to Him. We read about the Psalmist’s emotions from one extreme
to another, from praising, delighting in and worshiping God with
fervor, to repentance and crying out to Him in despair.
Psalm 2
The twelve verses of this psalm are messianic in nature. That means they speak of the promised Deliverer to Israel, the Savior from God, the long awaited Messiah, the Lord's Anointed One.
In a nutshell, I summarize it like this...
There are many who do not support, believe in, and follow the Lord and His Anointed One. God sees anyone that fits into this category as 'those who will rise up against Him and His kingdom'. This is a spiritual battle. Yet the Lord declares that the battle is already won. It has happened already in the spiritual realm but not necessarily in time and space; and the facts of the Victor are spelled out for our benefit.
The Lord is our refuge and fortress in this battle.
We see in Psalm 2 that the Lord is fully aware of these attempts to go against Him and He is not afraid, and in fact, He states that He has a plan already in place to be victorious in this battle. The Lord warns those who rebel against Him that His plan specifically is designed with His King in mind. This King is His Son whose inheritance already is declared. The inheritance is the nations and the ends of the earth. That means all the people of the world and the creation itself WILL be ruled by this King.
Ephesians 19-22 NLT
19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power 20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. 21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. 22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. 23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power 20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. 21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. 22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. 23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
Therefore, with that being stated, what are we to do?
'Worship the Lord
with reverence, and do homage to the Son lest they incur His righteous
anger. For all who put their trust in the Anointed One, they shall be
blessed.'
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