David, like Abraham, will have a great name; David’s son too will have a great name, for he will build a temple that connects heaven and earth, the true tower of Babel. David, like Abraham, is given a land for Israel to rest in (2 Sam. 7:11). As Abraham is promised that those who bless him would be blessed and those who curse him would be cursed, so David is promised victory over and peace with his enemies. God tells Abraham that his seed will bless the nations, and now David learns that this seed will come from him. All the promises of God to Abraham are now delivered to David, so that the
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