the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!” (1 Kings 8:27; see also Acts 7:48–49). Indeed, it’s God who has provided for David (2 Samuel 7:8–11). Having asked, “Are you the one to build me a house?” God now flips the pronouns in verses 8–9. David’s perspective is turned on its head. David’s focus has been on what he might do for God. But what really matters is what God has done for David: “I took you … I have been with you … I have cut off all your enemies … I
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