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Second Samuel, chapter 7 verses 12 and 13.

When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you,

who shall come from your body and I will establish his kingdom.

He shall build a house for my name and I will establish the

throne of his kingdom forever. These words from God to David are powerful promise with application right then and far from them.

So we know that part of the application of this promise is in David's son Solomon who would indeed build a house a temple for the dwelling of God's glory.

Just as God had promised that's exactly what happened in David. the dwelling of God's glory.

Just as God had promised that's exactly what happened in David's son, Solomon, at the same time,

when you hear the words, I will establish his kingdom.

In verse 12, you might think, think okay so this is talking just about

Solomon when you get to verse 13 and God says I will establish the throne of his

kingdom forever?

That word forever just takes it up a whole nother notch.

This is not just talking about David's kingdom or Solomon's throne that would last throughout Solomon's life?

We're talking about a throne, a kingdom that would last forever, like without end, like still going on today and 10, 10,000, 10 trillion years from now still going on forever is the word that second

Samuel 713 uses and so during this advent season we remember God's promise not just to bless David or David's

son Solomon, but God was going to send a king through David's line, through Solomon's line, who would

reign forever.

David's not raining anymore, Solomon's not raining anymore.

And all the kings we read about in the Old Testament aren't raining anymore.

Jesus comes as king.

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