The Davidic Covenant
Second Samuel 7:8–16 records a covenant established by God with David, wherein God made three major promises to David. First, God promised that David’s “house” (his physical line of descent) would endure forever (v. 16; cf. 2 Chr. 21:7; Ps. 89:3–4, 36). Second, God pledged that David’s “kingdom” would never pass away permanently (v. 16), guaranteeing that; although that kingdom migGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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Well in earnest there has to be a literal person sitting on the literal throne of David until Jesus Christ comes, or as Ezekiel 21:25-27 states “He whose right it is” (referring to the Christ).
That covenant God would not break for nothing, thus the parallel as God mentions in Jeremiah 33 about breaking the covenant of the day and of the night and if a person could break it, so too would the covenant with David be broken.
Someone has to be sitting on that throne until Jesus returns. The question is where is that throne? Its really simple when one looks deep enough into History, folklore, and Biblical scriptures.
Ezekiel 21:25-27 talks about the throne of the lineage of David was going to be different than what it had been up to the point of Zedekiah’s rule. That YHWH would take that wicked king off the throne and overturn it 3x’s and at the 3rd overturn it would remain as such until He whose right it is (Jesus) comes.
So got to look into History where the line of David went during Babylonian captivity and was also a leader or king of the people. Definitely wasn’t in Babylon. Jeremiah is told that Coniah (Jechokian) would never again have a descendant on the throne and he was the only known descendant of David.
The leadership transferred over to a daughter of Zedekiah who managed to escape from the destruction (Jeremiah 41:10 tells where the daughters of the king went). In the book of Numbers, we see that daughters could inherit their father’s land and possession if there was no son to inherit it. Zedekiah’s sons were slain before his very eyes by Nebuchadnezzar.
Remember, in Ezekiel 21 “it wasn’t going to be as the same”. If you continue reading in Jeremiah, the remnant in the land decided to go in Egypt despite God saying not to. This included the daughters and even Jeremiah who got swept away by the people.
God spoke to Jeremiah in Egypt saying to leave Egypt along with a few people that were still faithful to God. Sadly, the book of Jeremiah doesn’t talk about where they went, yet History and piecing puzzles and other things together does!
Jeremiah was tasked to build and tear down, uproot and plant. He hadn’t built or planted in his book related ministry yet. So he took one of the daughter’s of Zedekiah who was still alive and faithful, along with Baruch, a handmaid for the daughter, and another person and voyaged out of Egypt into the “isle of the sea” (Ireland).
This was the first overturn that Ezekiel spoke of. The overturn happened when the daughter (Teia Tephi is her name) married Eochiad Heremon, who was a descendant of Zarah (the twin brother with the scarlet thread whose mother was Tamar). The transference (or overturn) meant that the line of Pharez (where the lineage of David came through) was not to have a king and it was Zarah’s turn.
The second overturn came to Scotland, and the 3rd came to England where it has stayed all this time. In the 3rd overturn it was transferred back to the Davidic line through King Robert where it has remained to this day. The throne is in England, and soon to be, Charles will be that king that descends from David.
One day our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will pick up the kingship and sit again on that literal throne. To Him whose right it is, may He have an everlasting kingdom, and His reign be a reign of peace and righteousness.
Yes, Jesus will reign 1000 years on the literal earth. However, the Bible never indicates it will be on this present earth. Revelation 21 and22 in agreement with Acts 3:21 and with passages in Isaiah, Ezekiel 48 and Zechariah 14 indicates Hwe will reign on a re-created earth restored to its Edenic conditions. Nature and earth are no longer under the old curse with the exception of the serpenrt whom Isaiah prophesied would still eat dust.
In relation to Jesus ruling upon David’ throne you state a fundamental error Jesus is a descendant of David as a man the flesh man,” And the word became flesh and dwelt amongst us”. The scripture does not say He unshackled His manhood. Jesus as man is now seated on the throne as God’s right hand, having conquered the enemy and now holds the title as our nearest Kinsman & King of Kings. A righteous man never existed in heaven until Jesus’ ascension. He is still the Word of God, & is still part of the Godhead, anointed as King to sit as King on the throne of David to fulfill the promise of God to David, that He would set up a righteous descendant of David to rule for ever. Whether on this earth or a new earth is not relevant where ever He is, the righteous will be also. Jesus the Word of God is our forever King.
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