What is the father-son covenant promise God makes in II Samuel 7:14?
II Samuel 7:14 records God's covenant promise: I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If the son commits iniquity, God will discipline him with the rod of men and stripes of men, but His mercy shall not depart from them.
Les explains that the covenant begins in II Samuel chapter 7, where God speaks to David through the prophet. God says He will set up David's seed after him and establish his kingdom. The promise is that God will be his father and he shall be my son; if he commits iniquity, God will discipline with the rod of men and stripes of the children of men. Les connects this to the royal bloodline carrying through history to the New Testament and to Israel as God's son. Although Israel falls short and is chastened time after time, God's mercy shall not depart from them, and they remain under His thumb.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
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Who is the "son" in II Samuel 7:14 that God says He will be a father to?
In II Samuel 7:14, "I will be his father, and he shall be my son" refers to the nation of Israel, and God's fatherly discipline of that son is like a good earthly father who disciplines his children, as the book of Hebrews makes plain.