~ Messiah Would Be a Descendant of
David, 7 ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
There shall come forth a
Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots” (Isaiah 11:1).
The Messiah
“The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the
Son of Abraham… and Jesse begot David
the king… And Jacob begot Joseph the
husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ” (Matthew 1:1,6,16).
Now his [John the
Baptist] father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied,
saying: ‘Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and
redeemed His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David” (Luke 1:67-69).
“While the Pharisees were gathered together,
Jesus asked them, saying, ‘What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?’ They said to Him, ‘The
Son of David.’ He said to them, ‘How
then does David in the Spirit call Him “Lord,” saying: “The Lord said to my
Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies
Your footstool’?” If David then calls Him
“Lord,” how is He his Son?’ And no one
was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day on did anyone dare question
Him anymore” (Matthew 22:41-46).
“Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, ‘How
is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: “The Lord said to my
Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your
footstool’.” Therefore David himself
calls Him “Lord;” how is He then his Son?’ And the common people heard Him gladly” (Mark 12:35-37).
“And He said to them, ‘How
can they say that the Christ is the Son of David? Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms:
“The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool’.” Therefore David calls Him “Lord;” how is He
then his Son’?” (Luke 20:41-44).
~~~ 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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