2 Samuel 7:16
Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.
And this was coming true in the person of Solomon.
1 Kings 8:15
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his own hand has fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David.
But Solomon had his weaknesses, as well. He loved foreign women and was enticed by their gods and pagan rituals. Soon Israel was struggling, again.
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God had a plan. He had a plan from the very beginning. 2 Samuel 7:16 is one of the four great promises of the Old Testament. God made many covenants or promises with his people throughout the centuries, but four of them stand high above the rest, similar to four great mountain peaks reaching high above the multitude:
- Genesis 3:15 Eve's offspring would crush Satan's head
- Genesis 12:1-3 Abraham was called to be a blessing to all people of the earth
- 2 Samuel 7:16 David's throne would last forever
- Jeremiah 31:31-34 The days are coming when God will make a new covenant with Israel
God's plan was not Solomon or any other hero of the faith - everything points to Jesus. The offspring that would crush Satan's head was Jesus. Jesus' atoning sacrifice through the lineage of Abraham would be a blessing to all people of the earth. David's descendant, Jesus, would reign on the eternal throne. That new covenant, which was whispered since the days of Adam and Eve, would be through Jesus. Jesus was the answer to all four of the great promises, for the whole Bible points to him.
It stands to reason that we should be oriented toward him, as well.
It stands to reason that we should be oriented toward him, as well.
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