Again any one of the children of Abraham may be that seed, but following Abraham’s line through Isaac, the child of promise, we eventually come to King David and once again find that God has made a very special promise to him and his Seed.
After becoming king, David captured Zion or Jerusalem, from the Jebusites and made it his headquarters. Next, he led an expedition of 30 000 men to retrieve the Ark of the Covenant which had remained in Kiriath-jearim for many years and brought it up to Zion which he had called the City of David. After David had returned home, and was sitting in his own house, he felt that he should build a house for the presence of the Lord. The Lord, however, said to David through the prophet Nathan that he would not build a house for God, but one of his sons after him would be the one to build it. God also revealed that this son would rule for ever.
And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
1 Chronicles 17:11-12 (KJV)
Just as the promise made to Abraham emphasised the multiplication aspect, so the promise made to David emphasises rule and authority.
A casual reader may assume that this son or seed of David is Solomon, since he built the Temple after David’s death, but we will soon discover that although Solomon built a temple, he did not build the temple. We must look for One greater than Solomon, a greater Son (Seed) of David, Who, unlike Solomon, has a throne that is established forever.
