Son Of David; Son Of God - 2 Samuel 7:14 Series

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Review

We found last week that the writer of 2 Samuel 7 wants our attention to be focused on the Davidic king who would someday receive all the fullness of the promise to David. He leaves out the conditional part of what God said because he does not want our focus to be on Solomon or the other sinful kings in David’s line; he wants our attention fixed on the one who would fulfill all the conditions perfectly and eternally. So we started thinking through the attributes of the Messiah that are highlighted in this chapter. Last time we looked at His righteousness, His eternality, and His sovereignty. His righteousness is exceedingly precious to us because it is the righteousness that is credited to our account when we believe.

His eternality is precious to us because it is the reason we never have to fret or worry about losing some good thing. Whatever benefit that good thing supplies for us is available to us for as long as Jesus stays on the throne of David, and that is forever.

And His sovereignty is delightful to us because it assures us that every single thing that ever happens to us is the best thing that could have happened to us. He is in total control of all of it, and He only does perfect things. And we delight in His authority, and we love submitting to His law because we know that His will is perfect and He only leads His sheep into green pastures. Now we are ready for the fourth attribute – His sonship.

The Identity of the Son

14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.

That is a very important verse in the Bible. That statement: “I will be his father and he will be my son” is repeated five times in Scripture. Why is that one statement so important?

And if it is so important, why is it that David is never called the son of God? Nowhere in this chapter or anywhere else in the Bible is David called God’s son. Nor are the other kings in his line after him for the rest of the Old Testament. Israel as a nation is called the Son of God – numerous times, but not the kings. If God wanted to make a big point about David being His son He had a great opportunity right in this passage.

2 Samuel 7:5 Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD says…

If God wants to make a point about David being His son why not say, “Go and tell my son David…”? But He does not say “My son David” He says “My servant David.”

So David is not called God’s son here or anywhere else in Scripture. Is that because everyone just kind of missed that part – forgot about it? Was it just a minor little statement that did not really matter that much and just sort of went by the wayside? No, not at all. From the time God gave this promise on the people of God were looking forward to a Davidic king who someday would be the son of God. David is not called the son of God, nor is Solomon or any of the other Old Testament kings, but that promise was not forgotten by any means.

The Nature of the Son

Psalm 2:7 I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father.

Psalm 89:27-28 I will also appoint him my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth. 28 I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail.

He will be My Son – my firstborn Son, and I will be His Father. That is not said of any of the Old Testament kings because it is too high a title for a mere human. In fact it is too high a title even for an angel.

Hebrews 1:5 For to which of the angels did God ever say … "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son"?

The writer of Hebrews used that line out of the Davidic Covenant to prove that Jesus was God. David and his descendents were not called sons of God because that is a title for deity. And that explains Psalm 45:6-7. That psalm is about the coming Davidic King – the Messiah, and in verse 6 the Messiah is called God.

Psalm 45:6 Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever

Then the very next verse says this:

7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.