THE DAVIDIC COVENANT PROMISED

  • The Davidic Covenant is recorded in the following O.T. passages:
    2 Samuel 7:1-17; 1 Chronicles 17:1-27; 1 Kings 8:12-21

  • 2 Samuel 7:2 – David wishes to build a temple for God’s presence. God respects David’s desires (1 King 8:18-19) but has different plans (2 Samuel 7:4-16). God reminded David that He had always dwelt among His people (v.6). This foreshadows Christ’s tabernacling among His people (John 1:14).

  • 2 Samuel 7:8-9a describes God’s sovereignty in the Davidic Covenant. All of God’s covenants have been based on His sovereignty. Indeed, the ultimate purpose of the covenants is to reveal God’s glory.

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