We always get ourselves into trouble when we view the New Testament through the Old Testament, instead of vice-versa.
David was most certainly the greatest king in the history of ancient Israel.
However, we must remember that he was a man.
He was guilty of adultery and conspired to have Uriah killed so that he could have Uriah's wife. In that regard, he is a sinner just like us.
Is the passage above referring to David or to David's offspring, Jesus of Nazareth?
If we do a search on the name "David" in the New Testament, what do we find?
Mat_1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: (Here we find the most important genealogy in the Bible, based on the words of Paul in Galatians 3:16.)
Mat_1:6 and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Mat_1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.
Mat_1:20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Mat_9:27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"
Mat_12:3 But He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
Mat_12:23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of David?"
Mat_15:22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed."
Mat_20:30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!"
Mat_20:31 Then the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!"
Mat_21:9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! 'BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!' Hosanna in the highest!"
Mat_21:15 But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant
Mat_22:42 saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "The Son of David."
Mat_22:43 He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'LORD,' saying:
Mat_22:45 If David then calls Him 'LORD,' how is He his Son?"
Mar_2:25 But He said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and those with him:
Mar_10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Mar_10:48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Mar_11:10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
Mar_12:35 Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, "How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Mar_12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, TILL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES YOUR FOOTSTOOL." '
Mar_12:37 Therefore David himself calls Him 'LORD'; how is He then his Son?" And the common people heard Him gladly.
Luk_1:27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
Luk_1:32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
Luk_1:69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David,
Luk_2:4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
Luk_2:11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luk_3:31 the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
Luk_6:3 But Jesus answering them said, "Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
Luk_18:38 And he cried out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Luk_18:39 Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Luk_20:41 And He said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Luk_20:42 Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, " SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
Luk_20:44 Therefore David calls Him 'LORD'; how is He then his Son?"
Joh_7:42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?"
Act_1:16 "Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;
Act_2:25 For David says concerning Him: 'I FORESAW THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE MY FACE, FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, THAT I MAY NOT BE SHAKEN.
Act_2:29 "Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
Act_2:34 "For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
Act_4:25 who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: 'WHY DID THE NATIONS RAGE, AND THE PEOPLE PLOT VAIN THINGS?
Act_7:45 which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David,
Act_13:22 And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I HAVE FOUND DAVID THE SON OF JESSE, A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART, WHO WILL DO ALL MY WILL.'
Act_13:34 And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus: 'I WILL GIVE YOU THE SURE MERCIES OF DAVID.'
Act_13:36 "For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption;
Act_15:16 'AFTER THIS I WILL RETURN AND WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID, WHICH HAS FALLEN DOWN; I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL SET IT UP;
Rom_1:3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,
Rom_4:6 just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:
Rom_11:9 And David says: "LET THEIR TABLE BECOME A SNARE AND A TRAP, A STUMBLING BLOCK AND A RECOMPENSE TO THEM.
2Ti_2:8 Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel,
Heb_4:7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David, "TODAY," after such a long time, as it has been said: "TODAY, IF YOU WILL HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS."
Heb_11:32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:
Rev_3:7 "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, 'These things says He who is holy, He who is true, "HE WHO HAS THE KEY OF DAVID, HE WHO OPENS AND NO ONE SHUTS, AND SHUTS AND NO ONE OPENS":
Rev_5:5 But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals."
Rev_22:16 "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."
When it comes to any "forever" land promise on this earth, we must remember that a day is coming when this rotten, sin-cursed world is going to be burned up and dissolved, based on 2 Peter 3:10-13.
We find in Hebrews 11:16 that Abraham was looking for a heavenly country and city.
I am looking for the same thing.
The covenant of peace mentioned in the passage was revealed by David's offspring at the Last Supper. In 2 Corinthians 3:6-8 Paul contrasts it to the "ministry of death written and engraved on stones", which is the Old Covenant. This New Covenant is the marriage covenant of which we are a part. It is celebrated each time we commemorate the Last Supper. We find in Hebrews 13:20 that it is the "everlasting" covenant.
Mat 26:28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
We know from the New Testament that Christ is the temple. He said so in His own words.
He is now the sanctuary.
Joh_2:19 Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
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