2 Samuel, Chapter 7, verses 4-5, 12-14, 16
4 after by the word of God forbiddeth him, 12 He promiseth him benefits and blessings in his seedRomans, Chapter 4, verses 13, 16-18, 22
13 By faith only he and his seed received the promise, 16 Abraham is the father of all that believe4 Having proved it by argument, he now proves by example, and such example as must have greater weight with the Jews than any other.
- That justification is by faith:
- That it is free for the gentiles.
4:13 The promise, that he should be the heir of the world - Is the same as that he should be "the father of all nations,"namely, of those in all nations who receive the blessing.The whole world was promised to him and them conjointly.Christ is the heir of the world, and of all things; and so are all Abraham's seed, all that believe in him with the faith of Abraham
Matthew, Chapter 1, verses 16, 18-21, 24
1 The genealogy of Christ from Abraham to Joseph, 18 He was conceived by the holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary when she was espoused to Joseph, 19 The angel satisfieth the misdeeming thoughts of Joseph, and interpreteth the names of Christ1
1:16 The husband of Mary - Jesus was generally believed to be the son of Joseph. It was needful for all who believed this, to know, that Joseph was sprung from David. Otherwise they would not allow Jesus to be the Christ. Jesus, who is called Christ - The name Jesus respects chiefly the promise of blessing made toAbraham: the name Christ, the promise of the Messiah's kingdom, which was made to David. It may be farther observed, that the word Christ in Greek, andMessiah in Hebrew, signify anointed, and imply the prophetic, priestly, and royal characters, which were to meet in the Messiah. Among the Jews, anointing was the ceremony whereby prophets, priests, and kings were initiated into those offices.And if we look into ourselves, we shall find a want of Christ in all these respects. We are by nature at a distance from God, alienated from him, and incapable of a free access to him.Hence we want a mediator, an intercessor, in a word, a Christ, in his priestly office. This regards our state with respect to God. And with respect to ourselves, we find a total darkness, blindness, ignorance of God, and the things of God. Now here we want Christ in his prophetic office, to enlighten our minds, and teach us the whole will of God. We find also within us a strange misrule of appetites and passions. For these we want Christ in his royal character, to reign in our hearts, and subdue all things to himself.
7 Nathan approves David's design of building an house for God, Sa2 7:1-3.
God forbids it, but promises to bless him and his seed, Sa2 7:4-17.
His prayer and thanksgiving, Sa2 7:18-29.
7:4 The word of the Lord came - Because David's mistake was pious, and from an honest mind, God would not suffer him to lie long in it.
7:5 Shalt thou - That is, thou shalt not.