The Messiah is The Seed of David

The Messiah will be the offspring of David, and King of the whole world.

Psalm 132:11 The LORD has sworn in truth to David; he will not turn from it: "I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.

Jeremiah 23:5-6 "Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely; now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Rom 1:3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

Key Points:

- The Lord "swore" this promise to David that his seed would rule the earth.

- The fruit of David's body was referring to his seed, which was Jesus Christ.

- David's "branch" refers to his offspring and is the Hebrew word "tsamech".

- God's promise in the Old Testament was always that He would one day bless all nations through one man who would be of the family of king David.

- The Bible reveals that this offspring of David would be a "great King", he would "live forever", and establish a kingdom "that would never end."

- 2 Sam 7 reveals that through David's family would come a line of kings, culminating in One "Eternal King" whose kingdom would never pass away.

-Matthew's genealogy traces the lineage of Christ back to King David.

- The King referred to in Jer 23 is Jesus, He is to reign, and prosper, execute judgment and righteousness. Judah (the Jews) will be saved and Israel will have peace.

- "The LORD our Righteousness" in Hebrew is Yahweh (Jehovah) Tsidkenu.

The Seed of David - Psalm 132:10-11 - (MP3 File) (from the Hebrew perspective)

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