Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.”’”
2 Samuel 7:16 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
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From this verse, the Word reaches
Fulfilled hereLuke 1:32-33
The angel speaks this promise over Mary's son almost word for word: the throne of His father David, a kingdom without end.
“He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.””
A promise madePsalms 89:34
God swore not to break His covenant or alter what His lips had uttered, which is why the fallen crown could not be the last word.
“I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.”
A pattern ofMatthew 1:1
Matthew opens his Gospel by naming Jesus the son of David, the heir of this throne.
“The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”