July 18, Ordinary 16B (2 Samuel 7:1–14a) God promises to build a bayit, a house. But not one with boundaries.

In 2 Samuel we see God's hand working in the midst of human weakness. He has called David and anointed him for the kingship, yet David's house is full of sin. God blesses him despite his ...

OMER SERGI, The Composition of Nathan's Oracle to David (2 Samuel 7:1–17) as a Reflection of Royal Judahite Ideology, Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 129, No. 2 (SUMMER 2010), pp. 261-279 ...