2Sa 7:18-29 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Sam 7:18-29: 7:18-29 David responded prayerfully to God’s promise of a dynasty, repeatedly acknowledging God’s true kingship as Sovereign Lord . 7:18 David’s question, “Who am I?” was an expression of genuine humility (cp. Exod 4:11 ).

Summary for 2Sam 7:18-29: 7:18-29 ^a David responded prayerfully to God’s promise of a dynasty, repeatedly acknowledging God’s true kingship as Sovereign Lord. 7:18 ^b David’s question, “Who am I?” was an expression of genuine humility (cp. Exod 4:11 ^c).
7:19 ^d God’s plan to give David a lasting dynasty stretched well beyond his lifetime. The promise is fulfilled forever in the eternal reign of Christ (Rev 11:15 ^e).
7:20 ^f You know what your servant is really like: God made his promises to David with full knowledge that David had both strengths and weaknesses.
7:21 ^g God’s will, rather than David’s personal ambition, enabled David to accomplish great things.

• you have done: David spoke of what God promised to do for his heirs over the generations as an already-accomplished fact, showing his unshakable belief in God’s faithfulness.
7:22 ^h There is no one like you: David affirms God’s uniqueness (see also 22:32 ⁱ; Deut 4:39 ^j; 1 Sam 2:2 ^k).
7:23 ^l Israel was set apart from every other nation by the uniqueness of its God and by the relationship the people had with him.
7:24 ^m David praised God for his goodness in redeeming and establishing the nation of Israel (7:23-24 ⁿ), not just David and his royal line (7:18-21 ^o). His prayer is corporate rather than just personal.
7:25 ^p Confirm it: David was not asking God for a sign (as Gideon had done, Judg 6:17 ^q). Rather, David was saying, “God, may it be so.”
7:26 ^r Although God had promised to make David’s name great (7:9 ^s), David was concerned that God’s name be honored. David knew that if God were not the focus of the people’s praise, then David’s dynasty would count for nothing.