3 Nathan replied to the king, "Whatever you have inahead and do it, for the LORD is withmind, goyou." - P120
61 have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought theIsraelites up out of Egypt to this day. I have been movingfrom place to place with a tent as my dwelling.
- P120
9 I have been withhave gone,
wherever youand Iyouhave cut off all your enemies from before you. Now Iwill make your name great, like the names of the greatestmen on earth. - P121
David desires to build a house for the ark of the Lord. Through the prophetNathan, God tells David He does not need a house to dwell in. - P121
The Lord reminds David that He is
the one who rescued and appointed him as ruler overIsrael. He says that through David and his offspring, He will establish a houseand a kingdom that will endure forever. - P121
12 When your days are over and you rest with yourancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you,
your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. - P122
15 But my love will never be taken away from him, asI took it away from Saul, whom I removed from beforeyou. - P123
16 Your house and your kingdom will endure foreverthrone will be established forever.""
- P123
When David seeks to make a house for the Lord, God tells him that Heis not a God that can be contained to an earthly dwelling place or controlled by man. - P124
By the end of these verses, God declares in humorousirony that He will be the one who makes a house for David. This willnot simply be a physical home; God promises to lay the foundationsfor a people, a kingdom, and a place of rest. - P124
Our God is uncontainable,
yet He comes down to bind Himself with His people and make Hisdwelling place with us. - P124
We are now not only His people but intimately adopted into His family, and we celebrate the gospel of Christ thatmakes this all possible. - P124
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