Chapter 7:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 Samuel 1 Kings
2 Samuel 7
Concise Complete
David's care for the ark. (1-3) God's covenant with
David. (4-17) His prayer and thanksgiving. (18-29)
Verses 1-3 David
being at rest in his palace, considered how he might best employ his leisure and
prosperity in the service of God. He formed a design to build a temple for the
ark. Nathan here did not speak as a prophet, but as a godly man, encouraging
David by his private judgment. We ought to do all we can to encourage and
promote the good purposes and designs of others, and, as we have opportunity, to
forward a good work.
Verses 4-17
Blessings are promised to the family and posterity of David. These promises
relate to Solomon, David's immediate successor, and the royal line of Judah. But
they also relate to Christ, who is often called David and the Son of David. To
him God gave all power in heaven and earth, with authority to execute judgment.
He was to build the gospel temple, a house for God's name; the spiritual temple
of true believers, to be a habitation of God through the Spirit. The
establishing of his house, his throne, and his kingdom for ever, can be applied
to no other than to Christ and his kingdom: David's house and kingdom long since
came to an end. The committing iniquity cannot be applied to the Messiah
himself, but to his spiritual seed; true believers have infirmities, for which
they must expect to be corrected, though they are not cast off.
Verses 18-29
David's prayer is full of the breathings of devout affection toward God. He had
low thoughts of his own merits. All we have, must be looked upon as Divine
gifts. He speaks very highly and honourably of the Lord's favours to him.
Considering what the character and condition of man is, we may be amazed that
God should deal with him as he does. The promise of Christ includes all; if the
Lord God be ours, what more can we ask, or think of?
ephesians 3:20. He
knows us better than we know ourselves; therefore let us be satisfied with what
he has done for us. What can we say more for ourselves in our prayers, than God
has said for us in his promises? David ascribes all to the free grace of God.
Both the great things He had done for him, and the great things He had made
known to him. All was for his word's sake, that is, for the sake of Christ the
eternal Word. Many, when they go to pray, have their hearts to seek, but David's
heart was found, that is, it was fixed; gathered in from its wanderings,
entirely engaged to the duty, and employed in it. That prayer which is from the
tongue only, will not please God; it must be found in the heart; that must be
lifted up and poured out before God. He builds his faith, and hopes to speed,
upon the sureness of God's promise. David prays for the performance of the
promise. With God, saying and doing are not two things, as they often are with
men; God will do as he hath said. The promises of God are not made to us by
name, as to David, but they belong to all who believe in Jesus Christ, and plead
them in his name.
Chapter 7:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 Samuel 1 Kings
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
