Sunday, October 22, 2017 Lesson Text: II Samuel 7:1-6, 8-10, 12-16 King James Version (KJV) I. DAVID RENDERS A PROPOSAL (II Samuel 7:1-3) 1. And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; 2. That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. 3. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee. II. DAVID S PROPOSAL IS REJECTED BY GOD (II Samuel 7:4-6 ) 4. And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, 5. Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt
thou build me an house for me to dwell in? 6. Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. III. GOD REVIEWS DAVID S PAST (II Samuel 7:8-10) 8. Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheep cote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: 9. And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. 10. Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime. IV. GOD S PROMISES TO DAVID (II Samuel 7:12-16) 12. And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with
thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: 15. But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 16. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. New International Version (NIV) I. DAVID RENDERS A PROPOSAL (II Samuel 7:1-3) 1. After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 2. he said to Nathan the prophet, Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.
3. Nathan replied to the king, Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you. II. DAVID S PROPOSAL IS REJECTED BY GOD (II Samuel 7:4-6 ) 4. But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying: 5. Go and tell my servant David, This is what the Lord says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in? 6. I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day. I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling. III. GOD REVIEWS DAVID S PAST (II Samuel 7:8-10) 8. Now then, tell my servant David, This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. 9. I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.
10. And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning. IV. GOD S PROMISES TO DAVID (II Samuel 7:12-16) 12. When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 13. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14. I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15. But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16. Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.
PRACTICAL POINTS: 1. The believer should always seek greater glory for God than for himself (II Samuel 7:1-2). 2. We should not assume that good intentions always lead to wise decisions (II Samuel 7:3). 3. No matter how reasonable our ideas appear to ourselves and to others, we cannot improve upon God s methods and timing (II Samuel 7:4-6). 4. If we are honest and sincere, we must humbly acknowledge that any success we experience is by the grace of God (II Samuel 7:8-10). 5. We need to maintain an eternal perspective, because God s plan extends far beyond our lifetimes and our limited vision (II Samuel 7:12-13). 6. Those who are chosen of God and walk in sin can expect discipline because they are children of a loving Father (II Samuel 7:14; Hebrews 12:7). 7. God s judgment in mercy is designed to bring the child back into fellowship with Him (II Samuel 7:15-16).
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