Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Chronicles 17:7-10
by: Linda Harris.
David wanted to build God a house. Instead, God promised to build David a house—not a physical building but a legacy. Indeed, David still stands as one of the greatest men who ever lived. In addition, Jesus Christ descended from David. What greater legacy could anyone have?
Though followers of Christ may not be physical descendants of David, we are grafted into God’s spiritual genealogy. The promises made to David’s descendants also apply to believers. In particular, God assured rest to Israel as well as David’s descendants (2 Samuel 7:10-15, particularly verse 11). Jesus provides the promised rest of heaven (Hebrews 4:1-11). The Sabbath is a foretaste of the eternal rest we will someday enjoy.