From be4b6b28a4e2e8c2acc29338f02c688099ced75c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bonnieheglund Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:43:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'covenantdavid.md' --- covenantdavid.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 covenantdavid.md diff --git a/covenantdavid.md b/covenantdavid.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3c43991 --- /dev/null +++ b/covenantdavid.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Covenant with David + +God made a covenant with David (see: 2 Samuel 7). + +God promised these things to David: + * To make David famous among all people. + * To provide a peaceful home for the Israelites. + * To give David a child who would rule Israel after him. + * To be a father to the child and the child would be a son to him. + * To have someone from David’s family to rule forever. + * To make David’s kingdom last forever. + +See: Covenant; Israel + +#### More Information About This Topic + +There are Psalms that talk about the significance of this covenant (see: Psalm 89, 132). After Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians (see: 2 Kings 25), the Jews waited for a descendant of David to become king again. This person became known as the messiah or the Christ (see: Matthew 22:42; John 7:42). + +Jesus was a descendant of David (see: Matthew 1:6-17; Romans 1:3; 2 Timothy 2:8). He is the messiah who rules forever (see: Luke 1:32-33; Hebrews 1:8; Revelation 5:5; 11:15; 22:16). + +See: Ancestor and Descendant (Fathers, Forefathers, Patriarchs); Messiah (Christ)