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“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. 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! 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, starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will defeat all your enemies.“‘Furthermore, I declare that the LORD will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings! For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong. He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for me. And I will secure his throne forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you. I will confirm him as king over my house and my kingdom for all time, and his throne will be secure forever.’”

1 Chronicles 17:7-14

Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and prayed, “Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? “

2 Samuel 7:18

• David is now the established king of Israel.
• From his balcony, David can see the Tabernacle that serves as God’s house.
• David made a commitment to build a beautiful new house for God.
• God reminded David how he got to the palace.
• “I took you from the pasture.”
• “I have been with you.”
• “I have destroyed all of your enemies before you.”
• From the pasture to the palace, God was directing David’s steps.
• God reminded David of His past faithfulness.
• God made a promise.
• God promises to build David an eternal house.
• The first fulfillment of this is through Solomon.
• Solomon will do foolish things, but God will keep His promise.
• The promise points through Solomon to another king, Jesus.
• The temple would be the body of Jesus, and by extension the Church.
• The real son of David would build the real temple of God.
• God would build His own house.
• He would become the house He promised to build.
• God would be the fulfillment of His own promise.

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Remember that God has directed my steps. He brought me to this place for His purpose. Do not give up!