the intent of our hearts. Having given him this prohibition, God made a promise to David that his son would build the temple. The king was told that this son would be great in power and in wealth and would reign forever. He stated that His kingdom would be eternal. Here is the view of the supernatural king dom. Such a prophecy could not re fer to anyone who is finite. But we know David’s son to be Solomon. As his father had reigned for 40 years, so Solomon reigned for 40 years. In answer to his prayers, God gave him great wisdom and riches. Solomon’s temple was probably the most beau tiful structure ever to stand on the face of the earth. God was the archi tect. Not long after the temple was built, Solomon became a very wicked man. He took many wives, some of whom were from heathen nations. He turned to false gods. What a warning for us today! We should be careful about those with whom we fellowship. When people play with fire, they are going to be burned. Finally, when the temple was de stroyed and the Babylonians swept in, the children of Israel were car ried away captives. What happened to the prophecy God had promised to David? We cannot help but move down the corridor of time to David’s greater Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. In the Bible, there is the law of double reference. Quite often a prophecy may refer to something that is to happen immediately as well as some thing that will take place in the fu ture. There is a partial fulfillment, followed by a complete fulfillment. This is exactly the case here. The partial fulfillment came during Solo mon’s reign, but the complete and final fulfillment is future (Luke 1:26- 33). In this passage God promises that Jesus “shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David: and He shall reign over the house
Crowell Hall (above) was the Registration point for over 600 high school students visiting campus on College Day recently.
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