7:12
It is now made clear that God’s plans do not end with David. God’s plans will continue through David’s offspring. This is ultimately fulfilled through Christ, who, humanly speaking, is a descendant of David (Rom 1:3).
7:13,14
In one sense what we have here is confused. There are two key characters in mind. One is Solomon, the other is Jesus. Solomon did build the temple, and there was a time of peace, but it did not end well. Solomon went off the rails, and the kingdom split after his death. On the other hand, while the ultimate fulfilment is certainly in Christ, the words such as “When he does wrong ...” do not apply to Jesus for He was without sin, and had to be in order to be the perfect sacrifice. So we have an intermingling of the partial immediate fulfilment, and eternal perfect fulfilment.
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