And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’ (II Samuel 7:16 ESV)
To Guarantee a Davidic King on the Throne
When the dentist was drilling out a bad root in my tooth, something was not quite right with the pain killer. It hurt! And as I writhed in agony, it seemed that pain would last forever.
When driving across the Midwest multiple times, many years ago, entertainment options seemed limited. Alone in the car, late at night, the road seemed to stretch forever.
Recently, we traveled to Iceland. Each day together was exciting, intimate, and precious. Whether in an Arctic blizzard, standing before a majestic waterfall, or eating at exotic restaurants, we were stuck in time… the vacation seemed to last forever.
Forever is a long time!
And even though our activities at times seem to last forever, they never do, whether good or bad.
God had promised King David that David’s line would rule God’s people forever.
And it seemed that God’s promise had failed!
Israel had been conquered, and no one from David’s descendants sat on the throne in Jerusalem. And even before Jerusalem fell, King David’s line had descended into disrepute.
But God fixed that.
A human born into David’s family was impossibly born as God AND man.
And now there was a forever King!
Without King Christ’s Divinity, Jesus would have been another temporary King, however grand.
But Divine… He fulfilled God’s promise to David.
And fulfilled, we have a King! A perfect King. An all-powerful King. A trustworthy King. A good King. A loving King. A King willing and able to sacrifice Himself, even onto death, so that we can live forever as His people.
The Incarnation did that!