Monday, March 10, 2008
Psalm 132:11-18
The Lord swore to David a sure oath
from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body
I will set on your throne.
If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall sit on your throne.”
For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his dwelling place:
“This is my resting place forever;
here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
I will abundantly bless her provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
and her saints will shout for joy.
There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
His enemies I will clothe with shame,
but on him his crown will shine.” (ESV)
by Linda Harris
There are two parts to the promise in verses 11 and 12. First, David would have a descendant on the throne forever. This unconditional promise refers to the heavenly throne of Jesus Christ, David’s descendant through his son Nathan. Second, the promise required obedience—if David’s direct descendants obeyed God, they would reign forever. Some who succeeded David on the throne obeyed God, but many more rebelled.
Notice the parallel between verses 9 and 10 and verses 14 through 18, especially these phrases: resting place; clothed with righteousness (or salvation); shout (or sing) for joy. How do these phrases characterize your life? Has God found a resting place in your heart? Are you clothed with the righteousness of Jesus Christ? Does all of this make you want to shout for joy?
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
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