Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Samuel 7:11b-17
by: Stephanie Sholtz.
Like the covenant God made with Abraham, God also made a promise to David that illustrates His faithfulness and how different God’s promises are from man’s promises. God promised to establish David’s house and throne forever. He already knew that some of David’s descendants would not follow Him, yet He promised that His mercy would not depart from David’s line as He had taken it away from Saul. Instead He would treat David’s house like a son—including giving correction and chastening when it was needed. God remains faithful even when He knows that we will not always be faithful.