So Mary was told that her son would be the divine Messiah or Savior whose kingdom of salvation would “never end,” that is, be eternal. (vv. 30–33) (See the exposition of 2 Samuel 7:12–16 in Bible History Commentary—Old Testament.) Mary knew that she was “of the descendants of David,” but she also realized that she was but a lowly, obscure young woman and only one of thousands tracing their descent from David. Well might she have “staggered” at this tremendous promise. But every promise of