2 Samuel 7:8-9 and 11b-16 "Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: "I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. "And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth. Also the LORD tells you that He will make you a house. "When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. "He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. "I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. "But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. "And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever."' "

Micah 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting."

In these Scripture verses, we see that God prophesied great things through the family of David. This is one of many prophecies which foretells the birth of Jesus. God proclaims that, a great king will arise from this family who will live forever and will set up an eternal kingdom. This prophecy is found again in different places in the Bible; other prophets from different periods of time have confirmed the prophecy. Several hundred years later, God chose Mary, who descended from the family of David, for the birth of Jesus, so that the prophecy would be fulfilled. Jesus Christ came on this earth to redeem us from the power of sin, and is God manifested in the flesh. 1. John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

God's plan was fulfilled and will always be fulfilled again and again. If you have not already done so, then thank Jesus for this plan and let him know that you would like to be a part in the eternal kingdom of God. He still has room for you! jk

Additional Verses to Study: Psalm 72; Isaiah 9:6-7; Jeremiah 33:14-17; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:26-38; Romans 15:8-13; 1. Timothy 3:16; Revelation 22:16