“In the second book of Samuel, chapter 7, we witness a moving exchange between God and King David. The monarch recognizes his own comfort in a house of cedar while the Ark of the Covenant is residing in a tent. David sees this as a gross injustice and seeks to remedy the situation by erecting a worthier dwelling place for God. That same night, God’s utters a stirring exhortation through the prophet Nathan. The king will not build a house for the Lord. Rather, the Lord will build a house for the king and his descendants (2 Sam. 7:10-12). It will be a house of flesh that will establish an eternal dynasty. This promise is not only referring to Solomon. The early Church immediately recognized Christ as the true fulfillment of the pact between God and David. Jesus is the key of David’s line—forged by the divine locksmith—that unlocks the doors of heaven for all humanity.”
~Blake Britton
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