God promised David that his house, kingdom, and throne would be established forever, and that from his royal line would come the King of kings, the Messiah.
In 2 Samuel 7, God promised David that the seed from his own body would have his kingdom established by God Himself, and that the throne of that kingdom would be established forever. The words “I will be his father, and he shall be my son” extend beyond Solomon to the whole nation of Israel, with chastening for iniquity but mercy never departing. Les Feldick teaches that this royal bloodline runs from David and Solomon down to Christ, and that the promised kingdom will become a glorious, literal kingdom on earth that continues into eternity.
2 Samuel 7:12-16 — This is the core covenant passage where God promises David an everlasting kingdom, an everlasting throne, and a royal seed.
Psalm 89:36-37 — This psalm repeats the Davidic covenant promise that David's seed and throne will endure forever.
In 2 Samuel 7, God spoke to David through the prophet Nathan and promised that from David's own body He would raise up a seed. God said, “When thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever” (2 Samuel 7:12-13). God then attached discipline, but not cancellation, to this covenant: “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: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee” (2 Samuel 7:14-15). The promise closes with an unqualified guarantee: “And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever” (2 Samuel 7:16). The same certainty appears in Psalm 89, which celebrates this covenant: “His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven” (Psalm 89:36-37).
Les Feldick teaches that the kingdom God promised David was a real, literal kingdom on earth like the glorious kingdom Israel experienced under David and Solomon — the kingdom Israel constantly remembered and gloried in (Clip 0). In 2 Samuel 7, God — not David — promises to establish the kingdom of David's immediate seed, Solomon, and to establish the throne of that kingdom forever, not merely for Solomon's forty years of rule and not merely for a thousand years (Clips 1, 4, 6). Les emphasizes that the words “I will be his father, and he shall be my son” do not speak only of Solomon; they speak of the whole nation of Israel. If that nation committed iniquity, God promised to chasten them with the rod of men, yet His mercy would not depart from them as it had from Saul (Clips 1, 2, 3, 6). Les connects this royal house of David to the royal bloodline that runs from David through Solomon and all the way down to the Messiah, Christ Himself — the King of kings, born of Mary with Joseph as His legal father (Clips 2, 3, 6). Finally, Les teaches that the promise “thy house and thy kingdom shall be established forever” is the beginning of eternity's promises. Though the earthly kingdom will see a thousand-year reign of Christ, that millennium is merely the introduction to the eternal setting, and the millennial economy will continue into the eternal state (Clips 5, 6). The kingdom promised to David — extended by Solomon, interrupted in history — will become a viable reality when God the Son, the Messiah, becomes the King, and it will be a glorious kingdom (Clip 7).
God said of David's seed, “I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever,” and summed up the covenant with, “And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever” (2 Samuel 7:13, 16). Les Feldick stresses that the duration is forever — not a thousand years. He teaches that the thousand-year reign of Christ in the book of Revelation is merely the introduction to the eternal setting, and that the whole millennial economy will continue right on into the eternal state.
Les Feldick points out that while God is speaking about the next seed of David, Solomon, the words “I will be his father, and he shall be my son” do not speak only of Solomon but of the whole nation as a nation. The promise concerns a royal bloodline that carries on through history from David and Solomon all the way to the Messiah Christ Himself. David was promised that from his loins would come a royal house, a royal family of kings who would rule and reign over the nation of Israel.
God's promise included discipline: “If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men” (2 Samuel 7:14). Les Feldick teaches that Israel has indeed committed iniquity — “we know Israel has” — and God has indeed chastened them — “we know God has.” Yet God promised, “my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee” (2 Samuel 7:15).
Les Feldick teaches that the house of David is a royal house — a royal kingly line out of which the King finally came. Both Mary and Joseph came down the royal family bloodlines of David and Solomon, and Christ was born of Mary with Joseph as His legal father. Since the King of kings was to come to the nation of Israel, Les explains that Israel must be in the Middle East at the time of His coming.
From the beginning, Les says, the kingdom concept had its beginnings with the nation of Israel under David and Solomon — the glorious kingdom Israel constantly remembered. The kingdom promised to David is a real kingdom on earth, and even though the book of Revelation puts a time limit of a thousand years on it, that reign is merely the introduction to the eternal setting. This kingdom, though interrupted in history, will become a viable reality when the Messiah becomes the King.
Israel's Glorious Kingdom Under David and Solomon
Les describes the kingdom Israel had under David and Solomon as the glorious kingdom the nation constantly remembered, showing that the promised kingdom was a real earthly kingdom.
God Establishes Solomon's Throne Forever
Les shows that God Himself would establish the throne of Solomon's kingdom forever, and that the father-son language extends to the whole nation of Israel.
A Royal House Leading to the King of Kings
Les explains that David was promised a royal family of kings ruling over Israel, and that through this same line would come Christ, the King of kings, born of Mary with Joseph as His legal father.
Mercy Never Departed; Throne Established Forever
Les stresses that God's mercy did not depart from David's house as it had from Saul, and that God's promise of an everlasting house, kingdom, and throne cannot fail because God cannot lie.
God's Covenant Promise in 2 Samuel 7
Les emphasizes that God — not David — would establish the kingdom of David's seed, and that the promise centers on a royal bloodline carrying through history to the New Testament.
Eternity's Promises and the Millennium
Les teaches that 'thy house and thy kingdom shall be established forever' reaches beyond the kingdom of Israel to eternity's promises, with the thousand-year reign of Christ as the introduction to the eternal setting.
The Royal Family From David to Messiah
Les connects the house of David to the royal family carried through Solomon down to Messiah Christ Himself, and concludes the millennial economy will continue into the eternal state.
The Kingdom Becomes a Viable Reality
Les teaches that the kingdom promised to David, extended by Solomon and interrupted in history, will become a viable reality when Messiah becomes King in a glorious kingdom.
2 Samuel 7:12: And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
God announces that He will raise up a seed from David's own body and will establish his kingdom.
2 Samuel 7:13: He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
God promises that David's son will build a house for God's name and that the throne of his kingdom will be established forever.
2 Samuel 7:14: 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:
God declares His father-son relationship to David's seed and the discipline of the rod of men if iniquity is committed.
2 Samuel 7:15: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
God promises that His mercy will not depart from David's house as it did from Saul.
2 Samuel 7:16: And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
God guarantees that David's house, kingdom, and throne will be established forever.
Psalm 89:36: His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
The psalm restates the promise of an enduring seed and an everlasting throne.
Psalm 89:37: It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
The throne is established forever, as certain as the moon and the faithful witness in heaven.
God promised that the seed from David's own body would have his kingdom established by God, that this seed would build a house for God's name, and that the throne of his kingdom would be established forever. God also promised, “I will be his father, and he shall be my son,” and that if iniquity was committed, He would chasten with the rod of men but would not remove His mercy.
Yes. God said plainly, “And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever” (2 Samuel 7:16). Les Feldick emphasizes this means forever — not a thousand years — and he teaches that the millennial kingdom will continue into the eternal state.
No. While Solomon was the immediate seed of David in view, Les Feldick teaches that the words extend beyond Solomon to the whole nation of Israel, and that the promise concerns the royal bloodline that carried through history to the Messiah, Christ Himself.
Les Feldick teaches that God has indeed carried out the promised chastening of Israel with the rod of men — “we know God has.” God's own word in 2 Samuel 7:14 says that if iniquity is committed, He will chasten with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men, yet His mercy will not depart.
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