Laying the Foundation

The Davidic Covenant

How often do we read passages from the Bible and have no idea what we've just read? Read Acts 2:22-36. Well?

1. Acts 2:30: "That God had sworn with an oath to him( David)." See II Sam 7:8-17 and Ps 89: 20-37. This oath is the Davidic Covenant.
2. Acts 2:30: and that "He (God) would raise up Christ to sit on his (David's) throne". Also see Acts 15:13-18. The big question is, has this happened yet?

If we adhere to the historical-grammatical view, then the oath/promise/covenant will, in fact, occur - "I have made a covenant with my chosen. I have sworn unto David my servant (Ps 89:3)". The very nature of the covenant is eternal and unconditional (Isa 9:6-7).
It was the Davidic Covenant (after David's death) that kept God from tearing away all the tribes from the house of David (I Kings 11:11-13). After all that David had done, the covenantwas still in effect. Why? Because an unconditional covenant can not be set aside by the failures of the party on whom lay no requirements for the fulfillment thereof. Sounds like salvation, doesn't it? God confirms that He will never break His oath to David in several other passages. Read Jer 33:15-26, Ezk 37:21-28, Ezk 34:23,24 and Amos 9:11-15.