Sunday School Lesson

1. 2 Samuel 7:1-17
Established
“God’s Covenant with David”
June 24, 2018
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA
What’s the number one thing?
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The Glory of God!
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1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV
31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of
God.
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2. June Memory Verse
Philippians 4:13 NKJV
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Pray for the Pastor Search Committee.
• Doug Gunn, Chairman (PastorSearchCommittee@FBCJ.org)
• Lenora Bigler
• Dottie Hudson
• David Maron
• Jim Merritt, Jr.
• Elizabeth Rich
• Mallory Rosamond
• Don Waller
• Jeff Zachary
July 1, 2018 at 10:30 Worship Service
References
• Walton, John H., and Keener, Craig S., NKJV New Cultural Backgrounds
Study Bible (Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 2017).
• MacArthur, John, The MacArthur Study Bible (Nashville, Word Publishing,
1997).
• Barker, Kenneth, The NIV Study Bible, (Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 1985).
Introduction
• King David has established Jerusalem as the center for government and
worship.
• King David has brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem and placed
it in the tabernacle (tent).
• King David has re-established worship in the tabernacle in Jerusalem.
• The neighboring enemies of Israel are not attacking.

3. Approach to Lesson on 2 Samuel 7:1-17
• Read through scriptures and look at details.
• Look at the 5 Unconditional Covenants made by God in Biblical history.
• Focus on the covenant made with David in 2 Samuel 7.
• Discuss how the covenants relate to each other and why all of this is
important to believers.
A Bird’s Eye View of the Davidic Covenant
2 Samuel 7:1-3 NKJV
1 Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had
given him rest from all his enemies all around, 2 that the king said to Nathan the
prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside
tent curtains."
3 Then Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with
you."
• Nathan answers before consulting God.

4. Nathan the Prophet
• This is the 1st introduction to Nathan the prophet.
• The name Nathan means “gift.”
• Prophets were considered the spokespersons for God.
• David consulted Nathan about God’s directions in building a Temple
(house of cedar).
• David had “inquired of the Lord” in the past through other prophets and
possibly directly.
2 Samuel 7:4-7 NKJV
4 But it happened that night that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
5 "Go and tell My servant David, 'Thus says the Lord: "Would you build a house for
Me to dwell in? 6 For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought the
children of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about in a
tent and in a tabernacle. 7 Wherever I have moved about with all the children of
Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I
commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, 'Why have you not built Me
a house of cedar? ' " '
• David misunderstood the Lord’s priorities in thinking that the “house” was
more important than David being a shepherd to the Lord’s people.
Why did David not build the “Lord’s House”?
1 Chronicles 22:6-8 NKJV
6 Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the
Lord God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon: "My son, as for me, it was in my
mind to build a house to the name of the Lord my God; 8 but the word of the Lord
came to me, saying, 'You have shed much blood and have made great wars;
you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood
on the earth in My sight.
As we read 2 Samuel 7:8-17, listen for the promises being made to David by
God.
2 Samuel 7:8-11 NKJV
8 "Now therefore, thus shall you (Nathan) say to My servant David, "Thus says the
Lord of hosts: 'I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler
over My people, over Israel. 9 And I have been with you wherever you have
gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a
great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth. 10 Moreover I
will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may
dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of
wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, 11 since the time that I
commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest
from all your enemies. Also the Lord tells you that He will make you a house.

5. 2 Samuel 7:12-13 NKJV
12 "When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your
seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his
kingdom forever. 14 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits
iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of
men. 15 But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I
removed from before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be
established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever." ' "
17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke
to David.
God Made 5 Irrevocable, Unconditional Covenants in the Bible.
• Irrevocable = not able to be changed, reversed or recovered.
• Unconditional = not subject to any conditions such as obedience,
faithfulness, etc.
• Covenant = a pledge, promise, contract or agreement.
5 Irrevocable, Unconditional Covenants Made by God:
1. Noahic Covenant – Genesis 9:8-17
2. Abrahamic Covenant – Genesis 15:12-21
3. Levitical (Priestly) Covenant – Numbers 3:1-18
4. Davidic Covenant – 2 Samuel 7:1-17
5. New Covenant (Redemption) – Jeremiah 31:31-34
1. Noahic Covenant
Genesis 9:11-13
11 Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off
by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the
earth."
12 And God said: "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me
and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant
between Me and the earth.

6. Noahic Covenant and Sign
2. Abrahamic Covenant
Genesis 12:1-3 NKJV
1 Now the Lord had said to Abram:
"Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
2 I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
• Features: (1) Land, (2) Descendants, (3) Blessing & Redemption.
• Genesis 17:9-14 NKJV
9 And God said to Abraham: "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you
and your descendants after you throughout their generations. 10 This is My
covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your
descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised;
11 and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall
be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. 12 He who is eight days
old among you shall be circumcised, every male child in your
generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money from any
foreigner who is not your descendant. 13 He who is born in your house and
he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and My
covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the
uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his
foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My
covenant."
• Sign: Circumcision.

7. 3. Levitical (Priestly) Covenant
Numbers 25:10-13 NKJV
10 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 11 "Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the
son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel,
because he was zealous with My zeal among them, so that I did not
consume the children of Israel in My zeal. 12 Therefore say, 'Behold, I give to
him My covenant of peace; 13 and it shall be to him and his descendants
after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous
for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.' "
• All future legitimate High Priests come through Phinehas’ family line.
4. Davidic Covenant
2 Samuel 7:8-11
8 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of
hosts: "I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler
over My people, over Israel. 9 And I have been with you wherever you have
gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made
you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
10 Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them,
that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the
sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, 11 since the time
that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you
to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord tells you that He will make you a
house.
12 "When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your
seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his
kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne
of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he
commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of
the sons of men. 15 But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from
Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom
shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established
forever." ' "
4. Davidic Covenant
A. Promises realized in David’s lifetime (2 Samuel 8-11a).
1. Gave David “a great name.”
a. Also promised this to Abraham.
2. Appointed a place for Israel – “Promised Land.”
a. Also in Mosaic and Abrahamic Covenants
3. Gave David “rest” from his enemies.

8. 4. Davidic Covenant
B. Promises fulfilled after David’s death (2 Samuel 11b-16).
1. A son to sit on his national throne (Solomon).
2. A Son who would rule a kingdom that will be established forever
(Messiah).
a. David’s throne did not exist during Jesus’ time on earth.
b. Jesus will sit on David’s throne during the Millennial Reign.
The Davidic Covenant Confirmed in Psalms
• Psalm 89:3-4 NIV
3 You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant,
4 'I will establish your line forever
and make your throne firm through all generations.'"
• Psalm 132:11 NIV
11 The Lord swore an oath to David,
a sure oath he will not revoke:
"One of your own descendants
I will place on your throne.
5. The New Covenant (Redemption)
Jeremiah 31:31-34 NKJV
31 "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 32 not
according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took
them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which
they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. 33 But this is the
covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the
Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be
their God, and they shall be My people. 34 No more shall every man teach his
neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they all shall
know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I
will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."
Translation of the “New Covenant”
• An unconditional divine promise to unfaithful Israel to forgive its sins and
establish his relationship on a new basis by writing his law “on their hearts”
– a covenant of pure grace.
• Matthew 26:27-28 NKJV
27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
"Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which
is shed for many for the remission of sins."

9. How do these Covenants all fit together?
1. God has a plan for man and for history that was activated with creation
and man’s sin.
2. One-way God reveals himself to man is through covenants (promises) he
makes with man.
3. The Noahic Covenant is that man will not be completely destroyed by a
flood.
4. The Abrahamic Covenant identified God’s chosen people and promised
them a place on earth with descendants, blessings and redemption.
5. The Davidic Covenant identified the direct lineage from God’s chosen
people that would provide the Messiah for man.
6. The New Covenant was sealed with the blood of the Messiah and the
covenant of grace not works.
What is God’s plan for history?
• God’s plan for history is to unite all things in Christ.
• Ephesians 1:8b-10 NIV
8b With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he made known to us the mystery
of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,
10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity
to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
Why unite all things under Christ?
• Colossians 1:15-20 NIV
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible
and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things
have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and
in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the
church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that
in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to
have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself
all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace
through his blood, shed on the cross.
How do these covenants apply to the future?
• A Pre-millennial View of Christ’s 1000 years reign on earth.
• After the Tribulation, Christ and the Church will return to earth to reign for
1000 years (Millennial Kingdom).
• Isaiah 65:20-25 & Revelation 20:2-7.
• The covenants have details and promises about the Millennial Kingdom.

10. The Return of Christ to Rule (Dr. Chuck Missler)
• 1,845 references in the Old Testament.
• 318 references in the New Testament.
• For every prophecy of Christ’s 1st coming, there are 8 of His 2nd coming.
Millennial Kingdom in Abrahamic Covenant
1. Israel as a nation will possess the totality of the land promised to Abraham
and envisioned by Ezekiel (Ezekiel 20:33-42; 36:1-37:28).
2. Israel as a nation will be converted, forgiven and restored (Romans 11:25-
27).
3. Israel will repent and receive forgiveness of God in the future (Zechariah
12:10-14).

11. The Davidic Covenant and the Reign of Christ
• 2 Samuel 7:16 NKJV
16 And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before
you. Your throne shall be established forever." ' "
• David’s house and kingdom will be established forever as Christ reigns
on the throne during the Millennium and into Eternity.
Millennial Kingdom in Davidic Covenant
• Isaiah 9:6-7 NKJV
6 For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
• Jeremiah 33:15-17 NIV
15 "'In those days and at that time
I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line;
he will do what is just and right in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved
and Jerusalem will live in safety.
This is the name by which it will be called:
The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’
17 For this is what the Lord says: 'David will never fail to have a man to sit on
the throne of Israel,
• Luke 1:30-33 NKJV
30 Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found
favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring
forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be
called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of
His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and
of His kingdom there will be no end."

12. Old Testament Challenges in Church History
• Marcionism – (1st Century) The Old Testament is not authoritative in matters
of Christian doctrine and morals.
• Origen – (3rd Century) Established an extreme pattern of allegorizing Old
Testament Scripture.
• Augustine – (4th Century) Allegorizing scripture to the point where
millennial reign of Christ was not believed or taught.
Challenges in 2018?
• Most Protestant Denominations do not have a pre-millennial view of
Christ’s reign.
• Sermon by well-known pastor in February 2018 – He said that while he
believes that the Old Testament is divinely inspired, it is not the basis of
Christianity. Just as Peter, James and Paul elected to “unhitch their faith
from the Jewish scriptures”, … we must as well.
Jesus did not see Old Testament scriptures this way!
• Luke 24:44-45 NKJV
44 Then He said to them, "These are the words which I spoke to you while I
was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the
Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me." 45 And He
opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
Closing Scripture
• Matthew 5:17-18 NIV
17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have
not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until
heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of
a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is
accomplished."
Next Sunday
2 Samuel 9
Valued
“David and Mephibosheth”
July 1, 2018
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

13. The Plan of Hope & Salvation:
John 3:16 NKJV
16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
John 14:6 NKJV
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through Me.”
Romans 3:23 NKJV
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23a NKJV
23a For the wages of sin is death,
• Death in this life (the first death) is 100%.
• Even Jesus, the one who doesn’t deserve death, died in this life to pay the
penalty for our sin.
• The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the “second death” explained in
Revelation 21:8.
Revelation 21:8 NKJV
8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with
fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
Romans 5:8 NKJV
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.
Romans 6:23b NKJV
23b but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Revelation 21:7 NKJV
7 “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be
My son.”
• Romans 10:9-10 explains to us how to be overcomers.

14. Romans 10:9-10 NKJV
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that
God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one
believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation.
Romans 10:13 NKJV
13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
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