2 Samuel 7:14 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
If sin were inevitable, why would God chastise those who
commit it?
2 Samuel 7:14 does not present sin as a necessity but as a rebellion and injustice, emphasized by the use of (asher), which can be translated as “in the case that he commits iniquity” or “if ever he is about to sin”.
This implies that sin is not inevitable or permissible but avoidable and
condemnable through individual choice and responsibility.
Genesis 4:7 reinforces this truth, as God tells Cain: “sin lies at the door… but you must rule over it.” If sin were an unavoidable condition for mankind, such a command would be meaningless. Divine discipline in 2 Samuel 7:14 only makes sense if man has the real ability to obey. If sin were inevitable,
chastisement would not be correction but injustice.
Moreover, when God declares in 2 Samuel 7:15 “My mercy shall not
depart from him, as I took it from Saul”, this does not mean that His grace remains upon someone who sins, but rather that David’s lineage will always have a king on the throne, fulfilling the Messianic promise