~ David’s Heir Would Be Raised From
Death ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“I [David] will praise the Lord,
who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because You will not abandon me to
the grave, nor will
you let your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the path of
life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand” (Psalm 16:7-11).
The
Messiah
“For David says
concerning Him: ‘I foresaw
the Lord always before my face, for He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. Therefore my
heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my
soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You have made
known to me the ways of life; You will
make me full of joy in Your presence.’ Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried,
and his tomb is with us to this day. Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to
him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on
his throne, he, foreseeing this, spoke
concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in
Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. This Jesus God has raised up, of which
we are all witnesses” (Acts 2:25-32).
“Therefore
He also says in another Psalm: ‘You will
not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.’ For David, after he had
served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his
fathers, and saw corruption; but He whom
God raised up saw no corruption” (Acts 13:35-37).
~~~ EXPLANATORY
“MESSIAH” NOTES ~~~
(1)
Each Saturday ALN posts an example of a Hebrew
Scriptures prophecy (or foreshadowing) related to the coming Messiah which was
fulfilled in the birth, life, death, or resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(2)
While extensive it will not be a
complete list—there are hundreds of prophecies of the coming Messiah which have
been fulfilled by one man—Jesus Christ at His First Coming.
(3) It is important that there are many more
prophecies of the Messiah, yet unfulfilled, which Christians believe will be
fulfilled at the time of His Second Coming.
A particularly relevant Scripture verse in this regard is: “Do not
despise prophesies” (1 Thessalonians 5:20).
(4)
These posts will typically consist only
of Scripture—which speaks for itself. Sometimes
italicized or bold font will be used by ALN for emphasis.
(5)
The numbering of these fulfilled prophecies
of the Messiah is used to differentiate individual posts. It is not
chronological (either by time of the prophecy or by sequence in the life of the
Messiah). The posting sequence will, for
the most part, be in the order that the prophecies appear in Scripture.
(6)
Because of the chosen methodology (#5 above)
we will find many specific prophecies repeated multiple times throughout the
Scriptures.
(7) These serial posts are in addition to our
regular Tuesday ALN postings on random topics.
(8)
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