2 Samuel 7:22
Therefore You are great, O Lord God. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Application: 

David expresses a sense of awe at Yahweh’s gracious promises and conveys his deepest gratitude. Compare 1 Chr 17:16–27.*

As the angel proclaimed to Mary, he is “the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David” (Luke 1:32). “He will reign forever and ever” (Rev 11:15). Jesus will take up his right and rule from David’s throne in Jerusalem when he returns in glory to reign in his millennial kingdom. Then, he will rule for all eternity as King of kings and Lord of lords.

In 2 Samuel 7:17–29, when Nathan reported all of this to David, the king was overwhelmed. He responded with a prayer of praise and humble worship, recognizing his unworthiness. He asked God, Who am I … that you have brought me this far? (7:18). (If that isn’t the testimony of your own heart, you don’t yet see the depth of your sin and the lavish grace and kindness of God.) David also magnified the Lord for doing great things for him, for Israel, and for future generations (7:19–24). 

Finally, David prayed that God would fulfill his promise (7:25–29). In this last part of David’s request, we see a reminder that when you don’t know what else to pray, you should ask God to fulfill his promises, because “if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us” (1 John 5:14). So, like David, pray that the promises God has made in eternity become a reality in your history.

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 328–329.
*Reference: John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), 2 Sa 7:18–29.

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