- the chief ruler:
- or, the prince, By the chief ruler is meant first David, and after him the Messiah, agreeably to the celebrated prophecy of Jacob ("The sceptreª shall not¹ departª° from Judah,ª¹ nor a lawgiverª° from between¹¹ his feet,ª untilª¹ Shilohª come;ª° and unto him [shall] the gatheringª of the peopleª [be]." {Gen 49:10}). The Syriac calls him "Christ the king," and the Arabic, "Messiah the king." "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Samuel,ª How long¹¹ wilt thou¹ mournª° for¹ Saul,ª seeing I¹ have rejectedª° him from reigningª°¹ over¹ Israel?ª fillª° thine hornª with oil,ª and go,²°¹ I will sendª° thee to¹ Jesseª the Bethlehemite:ª for¹ I have providedª° me a kingª among his sons.ª" {1Sm 16:1} + "Again, Jesseª made sevenª of his sonsª to passª° beforeª Samuel.ª And Samuelª saidª° unto¹ Jesse,ª The LORDª hath not¹ chosenª° these.¹" {1Sm 16:10} + "And he sent,ª° and brought¹ him in.²° Now he¹ [was] ruddy,ª [and] withalª of a beautifulª countenance,ª and goodlyª to look to.ª And the LORDª said,ª° Arise,ª° anointª° him: for¹ this¹ [is] he.¹" {1Sm 16:12} + "And Davidª reignedª° over¹ all¹ Israel;ª and Davidª executedª° judgmentª and justiceª unto all¹ his people.ª" {2Sm 8:15} + "But choseª°¹ the tribeª of Judah,ª¹ the mountª Zionª which¹ he loved.ª° ... From followingª¹ the ewes great with youngª° he broughtª° him to feedª° Jacobª his people,ª and Israelª his inheritance.ª" {Psa 78:68-71} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that I will raiseª° unto Davidª a righteousª Branch,ª and a Kingª shall reignª° and prosper,ª° and shall executeª° judgmentª and justiceª in the earth.ª ... In his daysª Judahª shall be saved,ª° and Israelª shall dwellª° safely:ª and this¹ [is] his nameª whereby¹ he shall be called,ª° THE LORD¹ OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.²¹" {Jer 23:5-6} + "But thou,¹ Bethlehemª Ephratah,ª [though] thou be¹ littleª among the thousandsª of Judah,ª [yet] out of¹ thee shall he come forthª° unto me [that is] to be¹ rulerª° in Israel;ª whose goings forthª [have been] from of old,ª¹ from everlasting.ªª¹" {Mic 5:2} + "Andª thouª Bethlehem,ª [in] the landª of Juda,ª artª° notª the leastª amongª the¹ princesª of Juda:ª forª out¹ of² theeª shall comeª° a Governor,ª° thatª shall ruleª° myª peopleª Israel.ª" {Mtt 2:6} + "Forª [it is] evidentª thatª ourª Lordª sprangª° out ofª Juda;ª ofª whichª tribeª Mosesª spakeª° nothingª concerningª priesthood.ª" {Hbr 7:14}
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