2 Samuel 7:14 Meaning and Explanation
“I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:”
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Read Full Chapter →God promises a father-son relationship with David's heir, correcting him when he sins, yet never abandoning him.
What Does 2 Samuel 7:14 Mean?
God binds Himself to David's son in the closest of terms: I will be his father, and he shall be my son. With this comes the promise of fatherly discipline, for if the son commits iniquity God will chasten him with the rod of men. The correction is real, but it is a father's correction, meant to restore rather than destroy.
This tender bond between God and the king became a hope Israel carried for centuries. The New Testament takes these very words and applies them to Jesus, the Son in whom they are perfectly true, who needed no chastening for sin yet bore the stripes of men for our sake. In Him the promise of a true Son of God finds its fullness.
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What does 2 Samuel 7:14 mean?
God promises a father-son relationship with David's heir, correcting him when he sins, yet never abandoning him.