Yahweh of Hosts is God Over Israel

David is king over all Israel and they are united as the people of God. Now, the Lord subdues all of their enemies and raises them as a nation to a place of prominence in the world. The Lord had made a promise to Abraham, now he promises David a throne forever. This same outpouring of God’s great love for David that caused him to say in 2 Samuel 7:18 “Who am I, my lord Yahweh, and what is my house that you have brought me up to this place?” is the same great love that God has poured out to us through Jesus Christ. Yahweh of hosts is still God over Israel, and also to, as it says in Romans 10:13 “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord”.

Will You Give Them Into My Hands?

2 Samuel 5:17-25
David has united all of Israel and now the Philistines, who he had once found refuge with in 1 Sam 27:1–28:2 and 1 Samuel 29:1–10¹, “went up to seek David” in 2 Samuel 5:17. Prior to this, the Philistines had defeated Saul and his army and taken towns in the valley of Jezreel to the North of the City of David in

1 Samuel 31:7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those who were beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the towns and fled. Thus the Philistines came and lived in them.

Now, the Philistines approach to the South of Jerusalem in

2 Samuel 5:18 Now the Philistines had come, and they spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

So, David inquires of the Lord as he always has done and the Lord says “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.” in 2 Samuel 5:19 and it says “David came to Baal Perazim and defeated them there” in 2 Samuel 5:20. But the Philistines don’t quit and, likely the next year, in

2 Samuel 5:22 Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

So David inquires of the Lord again but here, the Lord doesn’t just say “Go”, David gets specific instructions in

2 Samuel 5:23–24 So David inquired of Yahweh, but he said, “You shall not go up. Rather, go around to their rear and come to them from opposite the balsam trees. 24 And it shall be that when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then pay attention, for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”

The Lord uses the leaves of the trees to signal his attack against the Philistines and they were pushed back into their own territory.

Because of the Indiscretion He Died

2 Samuel 6:1-11

Brought the Ark of God to the City of David

2 Samuel 6:12-23

Rest From All His Enemies All Around

2 Samuel 7:1-7

Yahweh Will Build a House For You

2 Samuel 7:8-16
The Lord has subdued all of the enemies of Israel and the ark of God has been brought to the City of David in 2 Samuel 6:17. David had spoken to Nathan the prophet with intent to build a permanent dwelling place for the ark in

2 Samuel 7:2 And the king said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, please, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is staying in the middle of the tent.”

The Lord responds, reminding David of the great work He has done in bringing David to be “a leader over my people, over Israel” in 2 Samuel 7:8. And the lord says, in 2 Samuel 7:7 “did I speak a word with one of the tribes of Israel … saying, ‘Why did you not build me a cedar house?’ ” and the answer is clearly no. Then the Lord lays out His promises to David and the nation in 2 Samuel 7:8-16

I will make a great name for you
I will make a place for my people Israel
Yahweh will build a house for you
I will raise up your offspring after you
I will establish his kingdom
He will build a house for my name
I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever
I will be a father to him
he will be a son for me
my loyal love shall not depart from him
Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever
your throne shall be established forever