Old Testament

2 Samuel

2 Samuel tells of David's reign — his rise to rule over all Israel, the establishing of Jerusalem, and the summit of the whole book: God's covenant promise that David's offspring will reign and his throne be established forever, with God as father to the king. This Davidic Covenant becomes the backbone of messianic hope, declared fulfilled in Jesus, the Son of David. Yet the book is honest about its hero — David's adultery with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah show that even the king after God's own heart is a sinner saved by grace, who confesses 'I have sinned against the LORD' and is forgiven, though the sword will not leave his house. David's closing song rests his whole hope not on his record but on the everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure — pointing beyond himself to the King the covenant will finally bring.

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