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Big Idea: God advances the covenant promise into a Kingdom promise—by committing to an everlasting royal line through David—so that God’s blessing to the nations will come through the true Messianic King, even though Israel’s kings fail and exile follows.

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Key Passages: 2 Samuel 7, Jeremiah 31

• Before You Read
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Narrative: Rise and Fall of the Israel Kingdom

Tell the stories of three kings, and the historical background of the Israel nation that each of them carries:

• King Saul: the people’s choice, but rejected by God (1 Samuel 8-15)
  • From the time of the judges to the time of the kings
• King David: the man after God’s own heart, God’s anointed king (1 Samuel 16 - 2 Samuel 24)
  • The covenant kingdom was established
• King Solomon: the wise builder, yet a divided heart (1 Kings 1-11)
  • The split kingdoms (Israel/Judah) and the exiles

Discussion Questions:

1. In what ways were God’s promises to Abraham fulfilled in the Davidic kingdom?

2. As with the Adamic Covenant, the word "covenant" does not appear. How do you recognize and understand the covenantal relationship in the Davidic Covenant?

The word “covenant” was not explicitly used in the narrative origin when God established a covenant with David (2 Sam. 7 or 1 Ch. 17), but later biblical writers interpret and affirm it as a covenant, and the terms “establish” and “covenant” are used directly and repeatedly (e.g., Psa. 89; Jer. 33:19-26; Isa. 55:3).

Discovery 1: Davidic Covenant: House of the Lord, Everlasting Kingdom (1 Chronicles 16-17)

• Context of Covenant-making:
• Parties of the Covenant:
• Agreements (Commands or Conditions):
• Covenantal Sign:
• Blessings and Curses:
• Breaking or Fulfilling of the Covenant: