8 “Now go and say to my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel. 9 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth! 10 And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won’t oppress them as they've done in the past, 11 starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, the Lord declares that he will make a house for you—a dynasty of kings! 12 For when you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong. 13 He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for my name. And I will secure his royal throne forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do. 15 But my favor will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from your sight. 16 Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.’”
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Now this is a very interesting passage to read. The obvious cool thing about this passage is how God declares that He will take care of His people. However what becomes interesting, is the end part of this passage, specifically in verses 13-16. Verse 14 is quoted in the book of Hebrews, so many have come to see this passage as a 'prophetic' passage. The only problem with this is what follows in the rest of verse 14. In my opinion and from what I've read and studied about this passage, I believe that God is specifically talking about David's son Solomon. The purpose of quoting this passage in Hebrews, is to symbolize what God had told David that's recorded in 2 Samuel, in regard to Jesus and also to show that Jesus himself was a descendant of David, humanly speaking. (The passage in Hebrews can be found in Hebrews 1.5. This part of the passage is talking about how the Son (and son(s)) of God are superior to angels. [The ) I really think this passage is interested when looking at other cross-references and stuff, but I don't want to take the time to write all about that. Maybe you can in your free time. =)
"Father thank You for loving us. Thank You for Jesus! I pray that we strengthen our relationship with Jesus and by doing so encounter You in such a deeper, more powerful way. Use us where we are. Give us boldness and courage to live our lives for You and to follow the direction You want us to go! It's in Jesus' name that I pray, amen!"
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