THE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROMISES OF THE DAVIDIC COVENANT IN THE PROMISES GOD MADE TO DAVID'S DESCENDANT, THE VIRGIN MARY OF NAZARETH
| Promises made to King David | Promises made to the Virgin Mary |
| I am going to make your fame as great as the fame of the greatest on earth." (Literally: I will make your name great...) 2 Samuel 7:9 | ...and you will name him Jesus. He will be great... Luke 1:32 |
| Yahweh furthermore tells you he will make you a dynasty (literally = will make you a house). And when your days are over and you fall asleep with your ancestors, I shall appoint your heir... 2 Samuel 7:11-12 | The Lord will give him the throne of his ancestor David. Luke 1:32 |
| ...your own son to succeed you and I shall make his sovereignty secure (literally = the throne of your kingdom I shall establish forever.) 2 Samuel 7:13 | Your dynasty (house) and your sovereignty (kingdom) will ever stand firm before me and your throne be forever secure. 2 Samuel 7:16 ... he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end. Luke 1:33 |
| I shall be a father to him and he a son to me.. 2 Samuel 7:14 | And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God. Luke 1:32 |
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