1 John 3:16


"By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."

Sunday 25 July 2010

Promise to David

In 1st Chronicles 17 we see so much of the heart and plan of God. David built himself a palace and thought he should also build a house for God. At first Nathan thought it was good, but God sent Nathan back to David with a correction. When the Lord explained to David that He did not need a house from David, He continued by promising to build a house for David, by raising up David’s Seed after him.

He shall build Me an house and I will establish His throne forever. (1 Chron 17:12).

This was not referring to Solomon. Solomon’s throne (kingdom) was not established forever. See also 1 Sam 2:35:

And I will raise Me up a faithful High Priest, that shall do according to all that is in My heart and in My mind; and I will build Him a sure house; and He shall walk before Mine Anointed forever.

Jesus said, “I will build My church…”. This is the household of faith. Hebrews said that this house is the church (Heb 3:6). Stephen said that God does not dwell in temples of stone:

Howbeit the Most High dwells not in temples made with hands; as said the prophet (Nathan). (Acts 7:48).

Originally, Solomon knew that he was not the Son of David that Nathan referred to. The Holy Spirit was referring to the Seed of Promise, not the seed of the flesh.
Solomon confessed that the house he built could not contain God (1 Kings 8:28).
The temple that Solomon built is not the fulfilment of Nathan’s prophecy. God said He would build a house for David. The temple that Solomon built was not a house for David. But Jesus came as the Son of David and built David’s house, which is the church, the household of God through faith.

So here we see a household not built by man, but by God. This is the church. We see that the church was always the heart of God from the beginning.

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