2 Samuel 7

Resp. 1. These are but, [reconstructed: in non-Latin alphabet], castigations, those on the wicked are, [reconstructed: in non-Latin alphabet], punishments; these come from a Father, those from a Judge. 2. Afflictions on the godly are fruits of covenant-mercy (2 Samuel 7:14). But…

And as God's children wonder at the excellencies of God's mercies unto them, so also at their own baseness and unworthiness. Thus does holy David, 2 Samuel 7.18. (who as he was a man of much faith, so was he full of excellent meditations, and reverent speeches of God, which are…

Thus did Jacob when God had given him much substance (Genesis 32:10): 'And Jacob said, I am not worthy of the least of all your mercies, and all the faithfulness which you have shown your servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two companies.'…

Now was there not one God, and one Mediator, in the Old, as in the New? And natural and universal desires and wills in God, to save men as men, and that God should save men as one God, do not rise and fall in God; but sure his will called his command, and revealed in the Gospel…

And this is for instruction to us, so Maschil signifies: Indeed he purposely compiles Psalm 102 as a pattern to all that may be in his case, that is solitary, As a pelican in the wilderness, an owl in the desert, or a sparrow alone upon the house top (verses 6-7). Then they are…

Thus Jonah, when he saw that Nineveh was not destroyed, was impotent in his anger. Nathan was deceived in giving advice to David, touching the building of the temple (2 Samuel 7). The Apostles at the ascension of Christ, still dreamed of an earthly kingdom, saying, When will you…

The keys of the house are given to such as are appointed the distributors of necessary things; so as they open and shut at their pleasure. The house of David signifies the kingly house: and this was a common speech among the people, because a promise was made to David, that his…

Neither does the Prophet propound him here as a private person, but as that holy king, whose throne was established by God, that under his government the Church might enjoy peace and safety. In a word, he was the mediator as it were between God and man, in which respect he was s…

He calls them mercies of David, because this covenant which was now so solemnly confirmed, was made in David's hand. True it is that the Lord made the covenant first with Abraham (Genesis 15:5 and 17:7), and afterwards confirmed it by Moses (Exodus 3:15), and lastly he establish…

As Jeremiah says, Correct me, O Lord, but in judgment, that is to say in measure (Jeremiah 10:24). For he opposes judgment to wrath, as in (2 Samuel 7:14) it is said that he chastises us with the rods of men, because he will not come against us himself to utter all his force in…

“I will set up your seed after you; I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son,” (2 Samuel 7:12-14.) “The Lord has sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of your body will I set upon your throne,”…

(Like Saul, who when Samuel told him that God had appointed him to be King, makes answer, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the Tribes of Israel, and my Family the least of all the Families of the Tribe of Benjamin? Wherefore then speakest thou so to me? Much in the Langu…

And Jacob said, I am not worthy of the least of all your mercies, and of all the truth which you hast shewed your servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now am become two bands. Thus also it was with David, 2 Samuel 7:18 Who am I, and what is my Fathers house,…

One Word of God can do more, than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul. If Providence have at any time directed you to such Promises, as either assure you that the Lord will be with you in trouble, Psalm 91:15 or that encourage you from inward peace, to bear ch…

Note only this, that the Lord says here, He is in your hand, to prevent Satan's cavil: as if he had said, You move me to touch his bone and his flesh; well, lest you should say that I have dealt too gently with him, and have smitten him with favor, I will put the rod or staff in…

The third thing in the title, is the penman made use of by the Spirit, in the writing and recording this song: it is Solomon, a great man, rich, wise, indeed an elect saint; yet one, who had also fallen into many foul faults, whom the Lord has suffered to die, without recording…

This is the chief thing that God expects; and if a good heart be wanting, the work is as undone still. But a sincere Christian finds his prayer in his heart, which he utters with his lips (2 Samuel 7:27): Your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer — he found it not…

Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world (John 14:22)! The right knowledge of our former estate, and a due consideration thereof, makes us ascribe all the glory of our present dignity, and happiness, to Christ that altered our estate, as Saint…

6. The continuance of Christ's love was without date: Having loved his own, he loved them to the end. His love was constant (not by fits, now loving, then hating) and everlasting (never repenting thereof, never changing or altering his mind) — no provocations, no transgressions…

David consults with Nathan, but he could give him no clear answer, what then? (2 Samuel 7:4) The word of the Lord came that night to Nathan, saying, Go and tell my servant David, etc. So when we have been inquiring after God all day in public worship, all this while the oracle i…

In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established — that is, accounted valid and firm (2 Corinthians 13:1). And in 2 Samuel 7:25, when he speaks of God's promises he prays, "Establish it forever, and do as you have said." Look as on the one side, we are said…

Then let us plead promises; let not them lie by us as a dead stock, but put them in suit, and put God in remembrance: when the accomplishment is delayed, it is a notable way of raising and increasing our confidence. (2 Samuel 7:25) 'And now, O Lord, the word that you hast spoken…

Consider the person receiving so unworthy (Genesis 32:10): I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth which you have showed to your servant. (2 Samuel 7:19) Who am I O Lord God, and what is my house that you have brought me this far? Consider the seaso…

5. Consider your unworthiness, (Genesis 32:10) I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth which you have showed to your servant. (2 Samuel 7:18) Who am I, O Lord? And what is my house, that you have brought me here?

But men in love with their lusts, make a woeful use of this consideration, hardening themselves in their conceit, that there shall never be a change, and so sin more securely. See the like in other things: (1 Corinthians 7:29), (1 Corinthians 15:32), (Jude 24), (Romans 6:2), (2…

See how David's heart was melted with God's kindness. 2 Samuel 7:18: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me to this? There was a gracious thaw upon his heart.

Earthly princes may bestow great gifts on their subjects, but they keep the kingdom to themselves; though Pharaoh advanced Joseph to honor, and gave him a ring from his finger, yet he kept the kingdom to himself (Genesis 41:40): Only in the throne I will be greater than you; but…

How was David affected with God's goodness? (2 Samuel 7:19) You have spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come. So should we say, Lord, you have not only given us things present, but you have spoken of your servants for a great while to come, or rather, forever.

No, 'tis some noble enterprise I would have you think upon, how you may advance the Name of Christ higher in your heart, and world too as much as in you lies. O how kindely did God take it, that David (when peaceably set in his throne) was casting about, not how he might enterta…

How can the Lord say, blessed be Egypt, and though the whole seed be visibly in covenant, old and young, yet it follows not that therefore every promise that is absolute, that is, that of a new heart, is made to all and every one within the visible covenant: for it is promised (…

And (Genesis 22:17), in blessing I will bless you. And when the Lord says (Isaiah 19:25), blessed be Egypt my people; he should mean, he would bless Abraham, not his seed, and that he minds to bless the aged of Egypt, and of Assyria, but not their seed and infants, because they…

And so the stability and certainty of the decree and oath is not to make the children of David secure, but watchful in their duty: But this is not a condition without which the Messiah should not reign, but without this he should not reign to their comfort and everlasting good.…

Isaiah 9:7, of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end: upon the Throne of David and upon his kingdom to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth, even forever. Objection: But this Covenant is made to, and with David, t…

For the covenant continues that was made with us in our true Solomon: the truth of which he, that cannot deceive, has affirmed, that it shall never be made void. If (says he) his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments: if they defile my statutes, and keep not my c…

Jacob was a holy and humble man when he went out, and so he was when he returned: he saw a multitude of mercies about him, and among them all, not one but was greater than himself. I dare not say every Christian under prosperity can at all times manifest like humility; but I am…

It's true, he is called frequently the Son of man, but never when any prays to him: and he is reckoned in his genealogy, David's son, Abraham's son, the son of Adam; but the son of David is his ordinary style when prayers are directed to him in the days of his flesh. The reasons…

But afterward he rises up to some sense, then he falls to prayer (verse 12), then he begins to look up, and can pray to God to guide him by his counsel, and then receive him to glory; and then it is good for him to draw near to God: but he rises not up to matter of conference wi…

The Lord did not set his love upon you nor choose you (says Moses to Israel) because you were more in number than any people, but because the Lord loved you, that is the ground of making the promise, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn to your fathers, that was…

And thus does prayer sanctify the creature in the use of it. Lastly, and in one word, prayer sanctifies the creatures in the review and recognition of them, and God's mercy in them, with thanksgiving and thoughts of praise, as Jacob (Genesis 32:9-10) and David (2 Samuel 7:18, 21…