Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house. And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build me an house, and I will establish his throne forever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore. 1 Chronicles 17:10-14 KJV
David desired to make a house (temple) for God but instead the Lord promised He would make a house (dynasty) of David. These verses contain the unconditional promises of the Davidic Covenant. Because they are unconditional they depend only upon God for fulfillment. Some of these promises look ahead to Solomon but some look beyond Solomon to the Messiah. When the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would be with child and call His name Jesus, he quoted this passage and said that Jesus would be the fulfillment of it. Because God keeps all His promises we expect Jesus to come again to sit upon the throne of David establishing His kingdom upon the earth.
Lord, as David responded to these promises with a psalm of thanksgiving, so I also give You thanks for I know these promises were not only for David’s sake but for mine as well. I thank You that You have sent Jesus as the Son of David to care for my sins and that He will come again to establish His kingdom forever.
