Dispensational Proof 7
7. The Davidic Covenant
The Davidic Covenant zeros in on the seed promise given to Abraham which came to pass with the life and ministry of Jesus the Messiah. A nation usually has a ruler or king over them. As God promised David a great nation or kingdom, so God also promised an eternal heir on David’s throne in an eternal kingdom. “When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.” 2 Samuel 7:12-13 (NKJV)
There is an immediate reiteration of the literal Davidic throne and heir promise at the beginning of the New Testament. Right at Jesus birth in Luke 1:67-79 Zecharias declares the salvation of God through the promised Davidic heir when his son the forerunner was born. Zecharias like all the faithful Jewish remnant understood the promise to be literal and in the land. The angel declares to Mary the eternal Davidic throne that Jesus would be heir to for eternity in Luke 1:30-33. Truly God did not place an under the surface, mystical saying that should be understood spiritually. God’s intent, Mary’s reception of the message and the meaning and content of the words were of course to be understood as a literal kingdom on earth in Jerusalem on David’s throne. Yes the King of kings and Lord of lords made all this possible by his fulfillment of the Law, His victory on the cross and His bodily resurrection from the dead. The spiritual aspect of this kingdom is not to be denied. Those who enter the kingdom must be born again. Those who enter will be saved by faith in Christ. Believers will be given a physical glorified body that will live under the reign of the promised Messiah in His earthly kingdom. Both aspects, the spiritual and literal, are clearly confirmed in the New Testament they are not mutually exclusive.
