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2 Samuel
7:1-16
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Chapter CXVIII,
Dialogue With Trypho,
Justin Martyr. (c 160) |
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III.20,
Against Marcion,
Tertullian (c. 209) |
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X.22,
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of
Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen],
Origen. (c.230) |
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "He promises them
quietness, if they will walk in his fear and obedience." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Nathan here did not
speak as a prophet, but as a godly man, encouraging David by his private
judgment. We ought to do all we can to encourage and promote the good
purposes and designs of others, and, as we have opportunity, to forward
a good work." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "The design being pious
and the thing not forbidden by God, Nathan hastily approves it, before
he had consulted God about it, as both he and David ought to have done
in a matter of so great moment. And therefore Nathan meets with this
rebuke, that he is forced to acknowledge his error, and recant it. For
the holy prophets did not speak all things by prophetic inspiration, but
some things by an human spirit." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Cedar was the rarest
and most valuable timber. The elegance and splendor of his own royal
mansion, contrasted with the mean and temporary tabernacle in which the
ark of God was placed, distressed the pious mind of David." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Commentary, 2 Samuel 7:1-14a (Pentecost 7), Richard W. Nysse,
Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
| "The opening clause of 2 Samuel 7
sets up a tension that is explored throughout the chapter." |
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Commentary, 2 Samuel 7:1-11 (Advent 4), Samuel Giere, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
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"Within David's checkered story (a patchwork of triumph and
downfall) comes a pivotal glimpse into the Lord's relationship with
David, Israel, and ultimately all of history by way of the promise
of an eternal 'house.'" |
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2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series
B, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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The Old Testament Readings:
2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16. Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
| "...the Lord maintains divine
freedom to the point which allows him to lead his people and all
creation to new life. This is what we anticipate in the annunciation
of the birth of Jesus." |
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2 Samuel 7:1-14a, Pentecost 7B,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia.
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"2 Sam 7 is one of the high points of the author’s theology and
there is so much that is compressed into this chapter." |
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"Divine Favor,"
"Promises from the Past,"
Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
| "God declared David "his son." Through
Christ, we are sons and daughters of God. How have you enjoyed God's favor
this week? How can you show others they, too, are children of the
Almighty?" |
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| "Building
God's House (2 Samuel 7:1-29)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the
Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "No matter how high and
lofty our goals and plans may be, God's plans are greater." |
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| Articles & Background:
| "Rethinking
Church Models through Scripture," Walter Brueggemann. Theology
Today, 1991.
| "There is no one single or
normative model of church life. It is dangerous and distorting for
the church to opt for an absolutist model that it insists upon in
every circumstance. Moreover, we are more prone to engage in such
reductionism, if we do not keep alive a conversation concerning
competing and conflicting models. Or to put it positively, models of
the church must not be dictated by cultural reality, but they must
be voiced and practiced in ways that take careful account of the
particular time and circumstance into which God's people are called.
Every model of the church must be critically contextual. " |
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"Society and
the Promise to David: Reading 2 Samuel 7," William M. Schniedewind,
UCLA. Bible and Interpretation.
| "Through the lens of 2 Samuel 7, the
Promise to David, we gain a glimpse into the intellectual history of
ancient Israel and early Judaism. Throughout the literary history of the
Promise, the symbiotic relationship among text, reader, and society
evolves." |
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"A
Crown, Some Oil, And A Throne: Coronation in Ancient Israel." From Jewish
Heritage Online Magazine's Topic of the Month:
Crown.
| "The king of Israel,
though never deified in the religion of ancient Israel, is nonetheless
sanctified by his coronation and anointing. He is now deemed empowered
by God to perform religious functions, and in fact - many kings do
exactly that. David sets up the first altar for God in Jerusalem and
conceives the project of building Him a Temple...The kings even perform
acts reserved to the priest - offering sacrifices and blessing the
people in the sanctuary." |
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| Bodner, Keith,
"Nathan: Prophet, Politician and Novelist?" Journal for the Study of
the Old Testament, 2001. (See especially section beginning on page 44.)
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| Brueggemann,
Walter, "Rethinking Church Models through Scripture," Theology Today,
1991.
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| Cartledge, Tony W., "A House for God
and a House for David," Word & World, 2003.
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| Craig, Kenneth M.,
Jr.,
"The Character(ization) of God in 2 Samuel 7:1-17," Semeia, 1993.
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| George, Mark K.,
"Fluid Stability in Second Samuel 7," Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
2002.
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| Goldsmith, Dale,
"Acts 13:33-37: a Pesher on II Samuel 7," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1968.
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| Grisanti, Michael A., "The Davidic
Covenant," Master's Seminary Journal, 1999.
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| Kruse, Heinz,
"David's Covenant," Vetus Testamentum, 1985.
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| Laato, Antti,
"Second Samuel 7 and Ancient Near Eastern Royal Ideology," Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1997.
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| Levenson, Jon D., "A Technical
Meaning for N'M in the Hebrew Bible," Vetus Testamentum,
1985.
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| Loretz, Oswald,
"The Perfectum Copulativum in 2 Sm 7,9-11," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1961.
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| McCarthy, Dennis J.,
SJ.,
"II Samuel 7 and the Structure of the Deuteronomic History," Journal
of Biblical Literature, 1965.
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| McKenzie, John L., S.J.,
"The Dynastic Oracle: II Samuel 7," Theological Studies, 1947.
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| McKenzie, John L., S.J.,
"Royal Messianism," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1957.
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| Murray, D.F.,
"MQWM and the Future of Israel in 2 Samuel VII 10," Vetus
Testamentum, 1990.
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| Norris, Kathleen,
"Open Paths," The Christian Century, 2005.
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| Roehrs, Walter R., "Divine Covenants:
Their Structure and Function," Concordia Journal, 1988.
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| Tsevat, Matitiahu,
"Studies in the Book of Samuel, III. The Steadfast House: What Was David
Promised in II Sam. 7:11b-16?" Hebrew Union College Annual, 1963.
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| Vanderhooft, David,
"Dwelling beneath the Sacred Place: A Proposal for Reading 2 Samuel 7:10,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1999.
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| Reviews:
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Schniedewind, William M., Society and the Promise to David: The
Reception History of 2 Samuel 7:1-17. (Oxford University Press,
1999)
Review
by Steven L. McKenzie, Review of Biblical
Literature. |
| Eslinger, Lyle, House of God or
House of David: The Rhetoric of 2 Samuel 7. Sheffield, 1994.
Review by Peter D. Miscall, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1995. |
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| Sermons: |
| With Children:
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"King David,"
Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"God Calls David to
Be King of Israel," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"God's Covenant
with David," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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