Today is the 25th day of May. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I'm Brian. Welcome to the Global Camp Fire.

It's good to be here with you today as we draw to a close

Another one of the weeks that we get to spend together. It's been quite a week. We've done quite a bit of transition in the Old Testament where our focus

has moved away from Israel's first king, Saul, and on to Israel's second king, David, and so that's where we're spending our time.

And we've also...

Well, we're drawing to a close in the New Testament the Gospels. And so we're in the book of John, the final gospel,

and we're at the end of it and that leads us through the time of Jesus suffering and we've spent some time

this week examining the final things that he had to say like the parting shot what he would he wanted to instill before he was

taken away from them and so we'll pick up with that as well let's dive in, 2nd Samuel 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. I live in a beautiful palace made of cedar, but the covenant

chest of the true God rests in a tent made of curtains. Nathan said, go do whatever you're planning to do for the eternal one is with you

but that same night the eternal spoke to Nathan 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 in 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.

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