Today is the 25th day of May. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is wonderful.

To be here with you together around the global campfire as we gather. From all points all over the earth and take the next step forward together in the Scriptures.

And our next day leads us back into the book of 2 Samuel, where we are learning all about King David.

And he is King David now, King of all Israel, and so we're settling into his reign and how he governed.

Let's pick up the story. 2 Samuel, chapters 7 and 8 today.

Now when the King was settled in his house and the eternal had given him rest from battling all his enemies, he spoke to the prophet Nathan.

Look at this, he said, I live in a beautiful palace made of cedar, but the covenant chest of the true God rests in a tent made of curtains.

And Nathan said, go do whatever you're planning to do for the eternal one is with you. With that same night the eternal spoke to Nathan.

The eternal one said, go and tell my servant David this message is from the eternal one.

Are you the person who will build a house for me to live in?

I have not lived in a house since I brought my people Israel up from Egypt, but have moved around all this time and a tent, even in the congregation tent.

Wherever my travels with the people of Israel have taken me, did I ever go to one of the tribal leaders who were the shepherds for my sheep and ask, why haven't you made me a house of cedar to live in?

So now you shall tell David my servant this message is from the eternal one the commander of heavenly armies.

I took you from the pastures where you followed sheep and made you king of all my people Israel, so you now lead my sheep.

I have been with you wherever you journeyed and have given you victory over your enemies and I will make you highly respected with a name as great as any who live on earth.

And I will select a place for my people Israel and plant them firmly in that place.

A land they can call their own, a land of peace.

The wicked will not bother them again as they did from the time I appointed the judges to govern my people and I will give you rest from fighting your enemies.

More importantly, I, the eternal, swear to you that I will raise up a dynasty from your family.

When you come to the end of your days and you leave this life to lie down with your fathers, I will raise up from you a descendant, your own flesh and blood and I will make his kingdom and family sure.

He will be the one to build the temple honoring my name and I will establish the leadership of his kingdom for all time.

I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son.

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