Part 2
Scriptural References: 2 Samuel 23:5; 2 Chronicles 7:18; 21:7; Psalm 89:3-4; Jeremiah 33:19-26; Mark 11:10; Acts 1:6; Luke 1:32-33
2 Samuel 23:5
(V5) “Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.”
(V5) Though not definitely expressed here to be a covenant, this was understood from other writings (2nd Chronicles 7: 18; 21: 7; Psalm 89: 3,4; Jeremiah 33:19-26; Mark 11:10; Acts 1:6; Luke 1:32-33). In this covenant God promised David that His physical line of descent would continue eternally and it would never pass away permanently. Although it would cease to function, God could always renew it. Some say this is why the Jewish people strongly cleaved to Jesus Christ when He made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 7:18
(V18) “Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.”
(V18) This verse is based on the ifs in the previous verse where God told Solomon if he walked before Him as his father, David, did and obeyed all of His commands and observed his statutes and judgments, then his kingdom would exist without conflict or incongruity. This is in agreement with the Davidic Covenant that promises that no ruler that followed after him in Israel would be a failure.
Chapter 21:7
(V7) “Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.”
(V7) Nevertheless, because of the Davidic Covenant the Lord would not destroy the house of David. Neither would He fail in His promise to give him an eternal light that would be passed on to his sons after him. This eternal light will be Jesus Christ the long awaited Messiah. When He sets upon the throne in the Millennial Temple in Jerusalem He will rule as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. In Daniel 2:44 it tells us that in the last days there would be ten prominent kingdoms but that God would set up an indestructible kingdom which will never be destroyed. This Messianic kingdom shall break in pieces and devour all these kingdoms, but it will stand forever. In the book of Revelation 2:27 we find that He will rule over the other nations with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father (Psalm 2:8,9).
Psalm 89:3-4
(V3) “I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,”
(V3) All verses in the Old Testament that point to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ are labeled Messianic, and since these two verses in this Psalm fit this criteria they are Messianic prophecies.
(V4) “Thy seed will I establish forever, and build up the throne to all generations. Selah.”
(V4) God tells David that he would set his throne forever and magnify it to all generations. The important thing to remember is that this is referring to Jesus Christ and His Millennial Kingdom.
Jeremiah 33:19-26
(V19) “And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying,”
(V19) Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. The word of the Lord came to him when dealing with two kings, Jehoiakim and Zedekiah, the sons of Josiah. They both were kings of Judah.
(V20) “Thus saith the Lord; if ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;”
(V20) The Lord is saying in this verse if his covenant of daytime and nighttime can be broken there would be no more day and night.
(V21) “Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne with the Levites the and priests, my ministers.”
(V21) Then the Davidic covenant He made with David could also be broken. This covenant promised him that he would have a son to reign upon his throne with God’s ministers, the Levites and priests. This is a type of Christ (The Messiah) with whom the covenant of grace is made. It stands fast and impossible to be broken with David concerning the perpetuity of his kingdom in the Messiah.
(V22) “As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.”
(V22) We learned as a child that it is impossible to number the heavenly host and by no stretch of the imagination could the sands of the sea be calculated. God said that He would multiply the seed of His servant David and the Levites that ministered to Him.
(V23) “Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,”
(V23) In the same manner the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
(V24) “Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the Lord hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.”
(V24) Some of the people seemed to turn a deaf ear to the red hot gossip going around that would make the front page headlines of any newspaper. According to the Believers Bible Commentary on page 1018 some of the people were accusing God of forsaking His two houses - Israel and Judah, and were thus despising the Jews as cast-offs, a non-people. The Lord replies that his covenant with His people is as fixed as the laws of nature and that the descendents of David would be as innumerable as the sand of the sea.
(V 25) “Thus saith the Lord; if my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;”
(25) God is saying that if His covenant with heaven and earth is not firm and perpetual then He would break the Davidic covenant.
(V26) “Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.”
(26) God is saying if His covenant with night and day could be broken and if He had not designated the heavenly laws then He would cast away the seed of Jacob, and His servant David. Also, He would not designate any of his seed to rule over Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for he would demonstrate His mercy and bring the captives home.
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