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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
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Intertextuality Pair

Acts 2:30 → Psalms 132:11

Allusion

Later text

Acts 2:30BSB

But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

Earlier text

Psalms 132:11BSB

The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: "One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square9:16

Significance

Peter's Pentecost sermon identifies David as "a prophet" who "knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne" (Acts 2:30), with the promise-language (ōmosen autō ho theos = "God swore to him on oath") corresponding to the specific oath formula of Ps 132:11: nishba'-YHWH le-David ("the LORD has sworn to David by his faithfulness"). While 2 Sam 7:12-16 is the foundational Davidic covenant passage, Ps 132:11 is distinctive in its sworn-oath language and its explicit focus on the throne-succession promise (mibbeten = "from your body"). Peter then applies this oath directly to Jesus' resurrection and session at the right hand of God (Acts 2:31-35), arguing that David knew his own physical death meant the oath pointed beyond him to a greater Son who would reign forever — an interpretation that integrates Ps 132:11 with Ps 16:10 (no decay) and Ps 110:1 (session at the right hand).

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Typology (Direct Type, Forward-Looking)

▸ The Davidic Temple Promise

Linked Mentions 3

Trajectory Tables 2

Anchor Texts 1

Psalm 132 — The Davidic Temple Promise

Acts 2:30 → Psalms 132:11

Significance

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