"I will be a fatherto him and he will be a sonto Me; whenhe commitsiniquity,I will correcthim with the rodof menand the strokesof the sonsof men,
Nevertheless I will not takethe wholekingdomout of his hand,but I will makehim rulerallthe daysof his life,for the sakeof My servantDavidwhomI chose,whoobservedMy commandmentsand My statutes;
"But ifyou or your sonsindeedturnawayfrom followingMe, and do not keepMy commandmentsand My statuteswhichI have setbeforeyou, and goand serveothergodsand worshipthem,
"I will be his fatherand he shall be My son;and I will not takeMy lovingkindnessawayfrom him, as I tookit from him whowas beforeyou.
He shall builda housefor My name,and he shall be My sonand I will be his father;and I will establishthe throneof his kingdomoverIsraelforever.'
"He saidto me, 'Your sonSolomonis the one whoshall buildMy houseand My courts;for I have chosenhim to be a sonto Me, and I will be a fatherto him.
"Behold,how happyis the manwhom Godreproves,So do not despisethe disciplineof the Almighty.
"I will surelytellof the decreeof the LORD:He saidto Me, 'You are My Son,TodayI have begottenYou.
For I am with you,' declaresthe LORD,'to saveyou; For I will destroycompletelyallthe nationswhereI have scatteredyou, OnlyI will not destroyyou completely.But I will chastenyou justlyAnd will by nomeansleaveyou unpunished.'
and behold,a voiceout of the heavenssaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,in whomI am well-pleased."
But when we are judged,we are disciplinedby the Lordsothat we will not be condemnedalongwith the world.
"And I will be a fatherto you, And you shall be sonsand daughtersto Me," Saysthe LordAlmighty.
"Thus you are to knowin your heartthat the LORDyour Godwas discipliningyou justas a mandisciplineshis son.
For to whichof the angelsdid He eversay,"YOU ARE MY SON,TODAYI HAVE BEGOTTENYOU"? And again,"I WILL BE A FATHERTO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SONTO ME"?
"He who overcomeswill inheritthese things,and I will be his Godand he will be My son.
Those whomI love,I reproveand discipline;thereforebe zealousand repent.
