755 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 3 Part 3 Book 63 - The Davidic Covenant

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 3 * BOOK 63 THE DAVIDIC COVENANT So consequently, Israel started out under what we call the theocracy, under the judges where God ruled the nation through judges. A king. Well, not King Saul. It was David. All right, so now all the promises concerning this Davidic family are under these covenant promises just like the others. It’s a covenant between God and David in particular and the Nation of Israel, secondarily. But it all is looking forward to the time when God the Son will finally rule and reign on David’s throne from Jerusalem. It won’t be long until he’ll die and his son Solomon will take over, but the promises of a king are not given to Solomon; they’re given to David. II Samuel 7:1 "And it came to pass, when the king (that is King David) sat in his house, and the LORD has given him rest round about from all his enemies;" In other words, the Nation of Israel and the Kingdom under David had almost reached its pinnacle. Solomon will increase it a little bit, but most of it was by virtue of King David. II Samuel 7:2 "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." II Samuel 7:3-6 Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? II Samuel 7:7 "In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?" In other words, God says, I have never accused the nation of not building me a Temple. All right, now verse 8: II Samuel 7:8-10 Now, verse 10: II Samuel 7:10-11 The House of David is not a building of mortar and stone. All right, now always remember that. The House of David is not the Temple. All right, so this is what God is telling him. II Samuel 7:12-13a I will set up thy seed after thee, (Who was Solomon, of course.) which shall proceed out of thy bowels (innermost being), and I (God says) will establish his (Solomon’s) kingdom. II Samuel 7:13b Well, we’re talking about a royal family leading to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, who will one day rule from Mount Zion in Jerusalem. Since it’s God the Son, the Creator God, that we’re talking about, His rule won’t be limited in years of time, but after ruling and reigning for the thousand years of the millennium, it’ll skip right up into the eternal. Consequently now, let’s just compare Scripture with Scripture. Heaven and earth Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Well, goodness sakes, why didn’t God just say, "And in the beginning God created everything?" The whole name of the game of Scripture is that God is dealing in two areas of human experience, the earthly realm which belongs to Israel; the heavenly realm which belongs to you and I as members of the Body of Christ. Because God keeps them separate. God will always deal with His covenant people Israel on an earthly basis, and He’s going to deal with you and I as members of the Body of Christ on a heavenly basis. Let’s start first with Ephesians, Ephesians chapter 1 verse 3, and again language is so plain. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us…" heavenlies…." We’re not looking for earthly promises. We’re not looking for an earthly king. All right let’s see, I just had another one over in Philippians chapter 3 and verse 20. Philippians 3:20a "For our citizenship is in (The covenant promises? No! Where?) heaven;…" Not the King. We’re going to have a body like His resurrected body! The Book says we’re going to have a body fashioned like His glorious resurrected body. Now, these are promises concerning the Body of Christ in our heavenly connection. All right, now let’s go one book further. Let’s go to Colossians chapter 1. Colossians 1:12 All right, now verse 13, God the Father: If God was not going to keep the believer of the Grace Age separate from the earthly people Israel, then why have a new earth and a new heaven? All right, now let’s see where was I? II Samuel 7:13 "He (Solomon) shall build an house for my name, (This is a reference to the Temple on the Temple Mount, but now it jumps over into eternity.) David’s throne. So, it reverts back to King David, and that’s why all of Scripture refers to Christ as the Son of David. All right, so back to our text, verse 14, God said: Now remember, He’s not just talking about David now, He’s not just talking about Solomon, He’s talking about Israel. Israel is the "son" that God is so interested in. It has to be God’s chosen people) I will (What?) chasten him…." Isn’t that Israel’s history? Now verse 15: II Samuel 7:15 All right, so God isn’t going to treat the Nation of Israel like He did King Saul. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible