THE DAVIDIC COVENANT 6 OF 8 SCRIPTURAL COVENANTS

Part One
Scriptural References: 2 Samuel 7:4-16; 1 Chronicles 17:3-15
(V4,V5) “And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, Go and tell my servant, David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?”
(V4,5)  As King David sat in his house due to a rest that God had given him from his enemies, God told Nathan the Prophet to go and tell the king that while he is living in a cedar house the Ark of God is hidden behind curtained walls. Then the Prophet told the king to proceed with all that he had in his heart to do, for the Lord was on his side.   Later that night the Word of the Lord came to visit Nathan and told him to go ask the king this question shall you construct me a house to live in?

(V6) “Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.”
(V6) Then the Word of the Lord told him to consider the fact that He had not lived in a house since he evacuated the Israelites from Egyptian bondage even to this time and did all of His walking in a tent and a tabernacle.

(V7) “In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?”
(V7) In this verse God tells David through the Word of the Lord that wherever His feet had touched the ground while walking with Jacob’s children, He hadn’t raised the issue concerning his housing.

(V8) “Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:”
(V8) Here again the Word of the Lord reminds David that He snatched him out of the sheep pen from tending the sheep and had Samuel to anoint him to rule as Israel’s king.  

(V9) “And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.”
(V9) In this verse God is reminding his wayward flock that He had been with them wherever they had journeyed and had moved their enemies out of the way.   This is great information for those of us today who are traveling the pilgrim road, because it encourages us to keep on keeping on and we can rest assured that He will destroy every enemy and discard them out of our sight.

(V10) “Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime.”
(V10) God also told them that He would designate a place for His people Israel to own and root down and never be moved again. All of the enemies of Israel should get a Bible and read this verse over and over again until they get it, that regardless of all of their threats Israel is not going anywhere. You might ask who says so. Well, if you look in His book you’ll see that God says so.  Neither will the children of wickedness ever afflict them again as they have in the past.  In other words, it is over and done in the mind of God.  All that’s left is the clearing of the smoke.

(V11) “And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies.  Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.”
(V11) Ever since the days of the judges that God ordered to rule over His chosen people and instigated a rest for them from all their enemies, He had been telling them that He would make them a house.

(V12) “And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.”
(V12) In this verse God told David that after his death He would put his son on the throne and establish his kingdom.  At that time the son mentioned was referring to Solomon and history verifies the fulfillment of that promise.  But looking farther into the future, God was referring to His own son Jesus Christ when He will be seated on the throne in the new Millennial Temple at Jerusalem.

(V13) “He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.”
(V13) This verse could be pointing to the Household of God that is built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets and the Lord Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone (Ephesians 2: 19-22).

(V14) “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:”
(V14) According to the Believer’s Bible Commentary, page 330, the Lord revealed to Nathan an unconditional covenant which He would make with David.  This covenant promised that David would have a son (Solomon) who would build the temple; that this son’s throne would be established forever; that when he would sin, God would correct him, but His mercy would not cease.

(V15) “But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.”
(15) This verse refers back to the kingdom of Saul when God extracted His mercy from him through disobedience and lying, but here He tells David that His mercy would always be with Solomon.

(V16) “And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.”
(V16) God now tells David that his house, kingdom, and throne would be established forever and his very own descendants would occupy the throne. It’s important to remember that Jesus Christ is of the seed of David.   One day He will sit on the throne and rule all nations from the Millennial Temple in Jerusalem.