Listen up, little ones
Listen for the word house.
Reading
2 Samuel 7:1-17—A House for God
Optional Reading
Psalm 127:1-5
Keys for kids
- David wanted to build God's house.
- God said He would build David's house.
- Jesus is the one who is building God's everlasting house.
Questions
- Who would build whose house?
- What is promised about David's house that God would build?
- How has Jesus fulfilled these promises as David's Son?
Notes
(See below for all authors.)
David had desired to build God’s house. But the tables are turned. The NIV study Bible notes point out how in this beautiful play on words God says that David is not to build Him a house (temple), rather God will build David’s house (royal dynasty) that will last forever. David’s son is the one who will build God’s house.
We know, in looking forward from David in history, that Solomon will be the one who builds the temple at God’s direction. Yet David’s descendants sinned against God time and time again. As God promised here, they were disciplined by God’s hand. Yet God is promising David an eternal dynasty so that David’s house, and David’s throne, and David’s kingdom would be established forever.
Of course, we now know, as Paul Harvey would say, “the rest of the story.” For it was indeed David’s Son who would be the One God would use to build David’s everlasting house. He would be the One on whom God would declare His Sonship (Matt 3:17, Heb 1:5). He would be—He is—the One who would not commit any wrong, yet who would be punished with the rod of men and beaten with hu-man hands. Even more, He would be rejected by His Father and punished for the sins of David’s believing sons and daughters so that we might inherit His eternal kingdom.
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 48c, 65d
Prayer
- Rejoice that Jesus is building His everlasting house.
- Pray for the reading and preaching of God’s word tomorrow.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.