“I will be a father for him, and he will be a son for me. If he does something wrong, I will punish him with a rod and blows, just as everyone gets punished; nevertheless, my grace will not leave him, as I took it away from Sha’ul, whom I removed from before you.”-2 Samuel […]

“I will be a father for him, and he will be a son for me. If he does something wrong, I will punish him with a rod and blows, just as everyone gets punished;”-2 Samuel 7:14 In verse 14, we’re given an “adoption formula” often used in the Scriptures. In speaking of one of David’s […]

So why was David not allowed to build the Temple, but his son was permitted to? We find the answer in the 1st Book of Chronicles. Check out these verses:  “‘My son,’ said David to Shlomo, ‘my heart was set on building a house for the name of Adonai my God. But a message from […]

“When your days come to an end, and you sleep with your ancestors, I will establish one of your descendants to succeed you, one of your own flesh and blood, and I will set up his rulership. He will build a house for my name, and I will establish his royal throne forever.”-2 Samuel 7:13 Verses […]

I wanna share an interesting exercise I just did. I copied and pasted the entire text of 2 Samuel 7 into ChatGTP and then asked it this question: “How many times does the word “forever” appear in 2nd Samuel Chapter 7?” This is the answer I got: “The word ‘forever’ appears 7 times in 2 Samuel […]