Scripture Union Daily Guide 4 June 2026: Today’s Devotional Reading and Reflection – Thursday
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TOPIC: God’s Eternal Covenant With David
Opening Prayer
As I read your word O Lord, grant me an insight and grace to do your will in Jesus name.
Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-17
1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,
5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14 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:
15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
Questions for Meditation
Q.1 – What does the passage teach about God the Father, or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
Q.5 – Is there any warning for me to heed?
Q.7 – What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 4 June 2026 Outline
With the help of a foreign king, David built a house of Cedar. Its beauty and splendor were beyond David’s imagination. His conscience might have bothered him for living in such a flamboyant house while the ark of God dwelt in a tent (v.2). Thus, building something better Nathan who consented to his thoughts and plan (v.3). How did God’s response prove them wrong (vs.12,13)? What can you learn from this? See Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 55:8-9.
David might have been disappointed that it was not him, but his son who was to build the house for God. However, his good intentions and plans were overwhelmingly rewarded by God who promised him a dynasty that will last forever (v.16). This was the basis of the messianic hope, fulfilled in Jesus Christ who was born in Bethlehem (David’s birthplace) and of the house and lineage of David.
Read the words of the angel to Mary in Luke 1:32-33. David obeyed God and did not build the Temple, but we will see later the elaborate arrangements he made to make the task easy for his son.
Prayer: Lord, when my good intention is rejected, help me to submit to your will in every situation.
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