OT Promise 189: House of David

189. The House of David

2 Samuel 7:25, 26, 27 And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it forever, and do as thou hast said. And let thy name be magnified forever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee. For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house; therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

David responds in prayer and thanksgiving to the promise of his gracious God and Lord, that the Lord will build the “house of David,” instead of David building a house for the Lord. God will build a dynasty of kings from the line of David, and He will establish this dynasty and kingdom to last forever. This prophetic promise turns out to be, according to the Bible story, a spiritual fulfillment when the Messiah, the Son of David, assumes the absolute rule over all believers in the kingdom of God. This spiritual truth did not dawn on anyone until the line of David had no more kings and the kingdom of Israel is gone. Then the people began to look for the Messianic “David” to come and take over as king.

Those who followed Jesus and believed in Him as the Messiah began to realize the true, invisible, spiritual and final fulfillment of the prophecy. Jesus is from the line of David and He will rule as spiritual king of the kingdom of God forever. David could not see the spiritual and eternal meaning fully, but He praised God for this wonderful promise.

He prayed, “Magnify Your Name forever.” We pray, “Hallowed be Thy name.” He prayed, “Your kingdom is established forever.” We pray, “Thy kingdom come.” He prayed, “You have revealed this to me.” We pray, “Thy will be done.”

Jesus promises us a kingdom; we live in it now as we have eternal life. He promise to be king of His kingdom in our hearts and rule for our good. He promises us His reign, His kingdom, His life, and His love forever. Sin, Satan, and Death had the sway and the rule over us. We have been redeemed. We are under new management. We are under the house of David forever. The promise is fulfilled for us, for our good, for our life, and for our eternity.