The Bible Study podcast, episode 250.

Today, the Bible Study podcast continues the study of Second Samuel with Chapter 7.

Welcome to the Bible Study podcast.

I'm your host, Chris Christensen.

If you've been listening to the Bible study podcast

for a while, I want to thank you, since this is a milestone. Episode 250 is much further than I thought we

would ever get. Jumping back into Second Samuel, we continue on with this section of six chapters

where things are going right for David. Second Samuel 7. God's promise to David. After the king was settled in his palace, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, he said to Nathan the prophet, Here I am, living in the house of Cedar, while the Ark of God remains in a tent. Nathan replied to the king, whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you. But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying, go and tell my servant David, this is what the Lord says. Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in? 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. Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of the rulers whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel,

why have you not built me a house of cedar?

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. 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 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, and have done

ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your

enemies. 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 ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you.

Your own flesh and blood, 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.

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