House of David
by Damien F. Mackey “The term "House of David" refers to the royal dynasty established by King David, the second king of Israel, and extends to his descendants. This lineage holds significant theological and historical importance within the biblical narrative, as it is central to the promises of God regarding the Messiah and the enduring kingdom”. Bible Hub Introduction The reason why archaeologists, e.g. I. Finkelstein and N. Silberman, and those who follow their views, must minimalise the biblical kings David and Solomon down to almost nothing, is because they are applying a faulty timeline to the archaeological data in which they are steeped. Finding virtually nothing in strata that they would estimate to have belonged to the C10th BC time of kings David and Solomon, they are then logically compelled to conclude that the biblical narratives must have it wrong and must have significantly exaggerated the g...