The Bible Column - Jesus Christ, the son of David (Part 1)
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heal.” Genesis 3:15
“Now the Lord had said unto Abram…And will bless them that bless thee: and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 12:1a and 3
“For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant…He is despised and rejected of men…Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows…But he was wounded for our transgressions…All we like sheep have gone astray…He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth…And he made his grave with the wicked and with the rich in his death…Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him…He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.” Portions of Isaiah 53:1-11
“But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been of old, from everlasting.” Micah 5:2
“The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matthew 1:1 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations: and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.” Matthew 1:16-17
“And she shall bring forth a son and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11
“He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: John 1:12
When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.” John 19:6
May the Lord bring His blessing to the reading of His Word! Continuing from here next week, the Lord willing.
