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nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name.
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God's 'No' Can Be Good
Commentators explain that God's prohibition for David to build the temple was not a rejection of his heart's desire, which God affirmed as good. Instead, it demonstrates that God's sovereign plan and timing may differ from our own righteous ambitions. The task was divinely appointed for Solomon, the man of peace, rather than David, the man of war.
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19th Century
Anglican
His address to the people—apparently preceded by a silent blessing with the usual uplifting of the hands—is the counterpart and expansion of the fe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Nevertheless, you shall not build the house Which is implied in the question in (2 Samuel 7:5).
Presbyterian
Solomon encouraged the priests, who were greatly astonished at the dark cloud. The dark dispensations of Providence should spur us to flee for refu…
