” . . . For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know. For this reason You are great, O Lord GOD; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, before Your people whom You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods? For You have established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God . . . ” (2 Samuel 7:21-24, NASB)
The Bible passage above is from a prayer by King David. It follows a revelation from God through the Prophet Nathan that is known as the Davidic Covenant. David thanks God for the blessings He will bestow on David’s descendants. And what are those? First, God promises that David’s son, who will be Solomon, would build “a house for My name,” the Temple, in Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 7:13) God’s second promise: “Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.” (v. 16) The fulfillment of this promise? The Messiah, Jesus, Who will sit on David’s throne for eternity!
King David shows gratitude to God: “You are great, O Lord GOD; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.” Further, David thanks God on behalf of Israel, for He redeemed them from slavery in Egypt, and set them apart from every other nation. King David says that Israel is “Your own people forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.”
How is Israel different from all other nations? For one thing, God gave His laws and statutes to Israel, through Moses, to pass on to the rest of the world. God’s people (to include Jesus-followers) are supposed to set the example, and display adherence to God’s laws.
Are you a disciple of Jesus Christ? If you are, and I am, someday we’ll see the fulfillment of God’s Davidic Covenant for ourselves, Jesus seated on David’s throne forever! What a time that will be!