- my servant:
- David king of Israel had been dead upwards of 400 years; and from that time till now there never has been a ruler of any kind in the Jewish nation of the name of David. By David, then, we must understand the Messiah, as the Jews themselves acknowledge, so called because descended from him, and also as being the well beloved, ο αγαπητος, Son of the Father, as the name imports, and in whom all the promises made to David were fulfilled. See the references. "And Davidª my servantª [shall be] kingª over¹ them; and they all¹ shall have¹ oneª shepherd:ª° they shall also walk²°¹ in my judgments,ª and observeª° my statutes,ª and doª° them. ... And they shall dwellª° in¹ the landª that¹ I have givenª° unto Jacobª my servant,ª wherein¹ your fathersª have dwelt;ª° and they shall dwellª° therein,¹ [even] they,¹ and their children,ª and their children'sª childrenª for ever:ª and my servantª Davidª [shall be] their princeª for² ever.ª" {Ezk 37:24-25} + "And there shall come forthª° a rodª out of the stemª¹ of Jesse,ª and a Branchª shall growª° out of his roots:ª¹" {Isa 11:1} + "Inclineª° your ear,ª and come²°¹ unto¹ me: hear,ª° and your soulª shall live;ª° and I will makeª° an everlastingª covenantª with you, [even] the sureª° merciesª of David.ª ... Behold,¹ I have givenª° him [for] a witnessª to the people,ª a leaderª and commanderª° to the people.ª" {Isa 55:3-4} + "But they shall serveª°¹ the LORDª their God,ª and Davidª their king,ª whom¹ I will raise upª° unto them." {Jer 30:9} + "Afterwardª shall the childrenª of Israelª return,ª° and seekª°¹ the LORDª their God,ª and Davidª their king;ª and shall fearª°¹ the LORDª and his goodnessª in the latterª days.ª" {Hsa 3:5} + "Iª Jesusª have sentª° mineª angelª to testifyª° unto youª these thingsª inª the¹ churches.ª Iª amª° the¹ rootª andª the¹ offspringª of David,ª [and] the¹ brightª andª morningª star.ª" {Rev 22:16}
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