Looking Forward To Jesus Series

THE VERY RELATABLE LIFE OF KING DAVID

LOOKING FORWARD TO JESUS

2 SAMUEL 7:8-17

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INTRODUCTION… Significant Events or Theological Passages (p)

Every Sunday we gather and focus on a passage from the Bible in our sermon time. Listening and reflecting on God’s Word is important to us. A sermon is a Holy Spirit driven message presenting God’s Word in a compelling manner to create life change. There are 66 books from the Bible with countless passages to draw upon. Some of the passages are more significant than others for different reasons even though all Scripture is God-breathed and “profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16).

For example:

* Genesis 1-3 is significant because it establishes God as Creator and us as the created and tell us how sin came into our world.

* Exodus 3 is the event of Moses at the burning bush where we are introduced to the Name of God: I AM (YHWH) and even though Exodus 4 is full of Moses’ excuses, it is when God begins the process of saving His people from Egypt.

* I personally find Job 41 significant and quite fun.

* There are prophetic messages that are hugely important such as Isaiah 52-55 and Daniel 7 and Joel 2. Each of these are important and impactful in different ways and theologically significant.

* Matthew 5-7 are three chapters that summarize much of Jesus’ teaching about daily living.

* John 1 and John 3 both share with us much about salvation.

* The end of each Gospel shares the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.

* Acts 2 is the birth of the Church.

* Romans 8 is quite deep when it comes to theology and salvation.

Again, there are some passages that help us understand God, His plan, Jesus, Salvation, and other important aspects of life that are more significant than others and there are plenty more than what I mentioned this morning. The passage that we are into today is just such a passage.

2 Samuel 7 is a key passage in the life of David, an important passage in the life of the People of Israel, and believe it or not is a key passage in the plan of salvation which is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 2 Samuel 7 is a theologically deep passage. 2 Samuel 7 means a lot as we look forward to Jesus.

Let’s read a portion of 2 Samuel 7:

2 SAMUEL 7

READ 2 SAMUEL 7:8-17 (ESV)

Now, therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of Hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over My people Israel. 9 And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10 And I will appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, 11 from the time that I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the LORD declares to you that the LORD will make you a house. 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to Me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 but My steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before Me. Your throne shall be established forever.’” 17 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.

We have the word of the ‘Lord of Hosts’ in this passage. I like that title for God. He is the One in charge of all of Heaven. Whatever beings inhabit the spiritual world, God is the Lord and Almighty Master of them all. So, this is not just some ordinary message, but the very Word of the Almighty God of the Universe. We should take note.

God recounts that He brought David from being a lowly shepherd to being the king over His people. Actually, notice that verse 8 in the ESV uses the word… prince… why does God use that word? God uses that word because God is King. God is Master. David is a prince and ruler over God’s people, but God remains the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Again, this is no ordinary message. We should take note.