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The Kingdom and Theocratic Covenants

The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a
house for you: When your days are over and you rest with your
fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will
come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He is
the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish
the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will
be my son.… Your house and your kingdom will endure forever
before me; your throne will be established forever. (vv. 11–16;
compare 1 Chronicles 17:1–15)

Here, God made a covenant with David. As with the Mosaic Covenant,
the purpose of this covenant was to further fulfill the covenant God
made with Abraham, that is, to bless all nations through Abraham’s seed
(Genesis 22:18). In the Davidic Covenant, God made a three-part promise
to David. He promised him:

1. A land forever (v. 10).
2. An unending dynasty (vv. 11, 16).
3. An everlasting kingdom (vv. 13, 16; compare Psalm 89:3–4, 29–37).

The fulfillment of each part of the promise had as its goal the
blessing of the nations. The land provided a permanent base for
missionary work. The unending dynasty would ultimately lead to the
reign of Jesus, the Seed of David, the Savior of the world (Luke 1:32;
John 4:42). The everlasting kingdom would be the kingdom that Jesus
himself would establish. He would rule over that kingdom throughout
eternity (Luke 1:33). When David heard the prophecy of Nathan,
he exulted:

You have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant.
Is this your usual way [Hebrew: torah] of dealing with man, O
Sovereign LORD? (2 Samuel 7:19)

David was likely using the word torah in the sense of a charter or a
covenant. He was saying that this new revelation of an eternal Davidic
kingdom was to be the means by which God would fulfill His previous
covenants with His people. It was indeed a charter for all humankind.
God’s universal, eternal kingdom would be established through a chosen
descendent of David.

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