Wesley's Explanatory Notes
2 Samuel 7:6
Tent and tabernacle — These two seem thus to be distinguished, the one may note the curtains and hangings within, the other the frame of boards, and coverings upon it.
Tent and tabernacle — These two seem thus to be distinguished, the one may note the curtains and hangings within, the other the frame of boards, and coverings upon it.
HAVE WALKED - Implying the frequent moving of the tabernacle, in the times of the Judges, as opposed to a settled resting in one place. The word tent, refers especially to the outward covering of skin...
4. THE LORD'S PROMISE TO DAVID AND THE COVENANT CHAPTER 7 _ 1. David's desire (2 Samuel 7:1)_ 2. Nathan receives the message for David (2 Samuel 7:4) 3. David in the presence of Jehovah (2 Samuel...
2 SAMUEL 7. DAVID PROPOSES TO BUILD A TEMPLE FOR THE ARK BUT YAHWEH PREFERS TO DWELL IN A TENT, AS HERETOFORE. HE PROMISES DAVID THAT HIS DYNASTY SHALL ALWAYS OCCUPY THE THRONE (D). An independent nar...
CHILDREN. sons. WALKED. have been walking [habitually]. AND IN. TABERNACLE. as my habitation. Hebrew. _mishkan._ App-40....
The Lord's message to David The connexion of thought in 2 Samuel 7:5 is as follows: "_Thou_shalt not build a house for _Me_(5 7), but _I_, who have chosen thee to be the ruler of my people, will buil...
2. God's Covenant With David, 2 Samuel 7:1-29. _David's Desire to Build a Temple Thwarted._ 2 Samuel 7:1-11 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, the Lord had given him rest round abou...
_WHEREAS I HAVE NOT DWELT IN ANY HOUSE SINCE THE TIME THAT I BROUGHT UP THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL OUT OF EGYPT, EVEN TO THIS DAY, BUT HAVE WALKED IN A TENT AND IN A TABERNACLE._ I ... have walked in a t...
THE PROMISE OF GOD TO DAVID IN REQUITAL OF HIS DESIRE TO BUILD THE TEMPLE This chapter affords an excellent illustration of the way in which prophecy has often two quite distinct applications, one to...
WHEREAS] RV 'for.' This v. gives the reason why David was not to build. IN A TENT AND IN A TABERNACLE] The tent denotes the outer covering: the tabernacle the framework of boards and bars....
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 7 GOD MAKES A PROMISE TO DAVID V1 King David was living in his palace now. The *Lord had given him peace from his enemies. V2 One...
כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָשַׁ֨בְתִּי֙ בְּ בַ֔יִת לְ֠ מִ
CHAPTER IX. _ PROPOSAL TO BUILD A TEMPLE._ 2 Samuel 7:1. THE spirit of David was essentially active and fond of work. He was one of those who are ever pressing on, not content to keep things as they...
THE GLORIOUS FUTURE OF DAVID'S HOUSE 2 Samuel 7:1 Always do better for the cause of God than for yourself. You have no right to dwell in cedar, while God's Ark is under curtains. Also, beware of givi...
The story of David's desire to build the Temple is told here in close connection with that of his bringing the Tabernacle to Jerusalem. It is not necessarily in chronological order, but is fittingly r...
(4) В¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, (5) Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? (6) W...
We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that, although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
Ardently desiring Jehovah's glory, David is troubled at dwelling in a house of cedar, while Jehovah dwelt within curtains. He wishes to build Him a house-a good desire, yet one which God could not gra...
WHEREAS I HAVE NOT DWELT IN [ANY] HOUSE,.... Fixed, stated, habitation: SINCE THE TIME THAT I BROUGHT UP THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL OUT OF EGYPT, EVEN TO THIS DAY; a space of five or six hundred years,...
Whereas I have not dwelt in [any] house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. Ver. 6. _But have walked...
_That night the word of the Lord came to Nathan_ Because David's mistake was pious, and from an honest mind, God would not suffer him to remain long in it. _Shalt thou build a house for me?_ That is,...
1 Nathan first approouing the purpose of Dauid to build God an house, 4 after by the word of God forbiddeth him. 12 He promiseth him benefites and blessings in his seede. 18 Dauids prayer and thank...
THE NEWS ANNOUNCED TO DAVID...
Whereas I have not dwelt in any house, any permanent building, SINCE THE TIME THAT I BROUGHT UP THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL OUT OF EGYPT, EVEN TO THIS DAY, BUT HAVE WALKED IN A TENT AND IN A TABERNACLE, li...
The Lord having given grace to David to subdue the nations surrounding Israel, it is understandable that David's thoughts turned to a serious consideration of what is due the God of Israel. Why should...
4-17 Blessings are promised to the family and posterity of David. These promises relate to Solomon, David's immediate successor, and the royal line of Judah. But they also relate to Christ, who is of...
These two seem thus to be distinguished; the one may note the curtains and hangings within, the other the frame of boards, and coverings upon it....
2 Samuel 7:6 dwelt H3427 (H8804) house H1004 time H3117 brought H5927 children H1121 Israel H3478 up H5927 ...
DAVID DETERMINES TO BUILD A HOUSE OF CEDAR FOR YHWH LIKE HIS OWN, AN OFFER WHICH YHWH GRACIOUSLY REFUSES (2 SAMUEL 7:1). It was natural that looking around at his own palace, with which he was clearly...
CONTENTS: David's desire to build the Lord's house. The Davidic covenant. CHARACTERS: God, David, Nathan. CONCLUSION: We need no more to make us happy than to have God for a Father to us. If He is o...
2 Samuel 7:1. _When the king sat in his house,_ and began to feel the approaches of age, he was more concerned for the ark than for himself. All men, but especially the aged, should do their best for...
_Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?_ FOLDED HANDS 1. Let us understand that a purpose may be good, yet Providence may see fit to deny its accomplishment. That is to say, God may take th...
_I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains._ PROPOSAL TO BUILD A TEMPLE 1. The spirit of David was essentially active and fond of work. Even in Eastern countries, with...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 7:1__ This chapter, with its promise of the Messiah, is a key passage in the history of salvation. Verses 2 Samuel 7:8 are often described as the “Davidic covenant,” even
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 7:6 I HAVE NOT LIVED IN A HOUSE. Nothing in the regulations about the ark in Exodus 1:1 suggests that it was to be placed in a building. Rather, i
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 7:1. “WHEN THE KING SAT IN HIS HOUSE,” etc., _i.e_. the palace mentioned in 2 Samuel 5:11. Many commentators place the events of this chapter later on in the li...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 7:1 WHEN THE KING SAT IN HIS HOUSE. The order is not chronological; for the words, JEHOVAH HAD GIVEN HIM REST FROM ALL HIS ENEMIES ROUND ABOUT (so the Revised Version, rightly), i...
Now it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all of his enemies; [Now he's established, he's strong, he's powerful.] That the king said unto Na...
1 Chronicles 17:5; 1 Chronicles 17:6; 1 Kings 8:16; 2 Corinthians 6:16;...