Today's reading is from Genesis 48:1-50:26, Exodus 1:1-5:21, Matthew 16:13-18:22, Psalm 20:1-22:31, Proverbs 4:20-5:21
I had a bit of catching up to do due to some medical issues I had to deal with this week. So today I caught up on my Bible reading.
What I want to focus on is Genesis 49:10, The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
Israel was prophesying about Jesus our Savior and Israel's true Messiah. David was remembering learning this prophecy in his youth in Psalm 2:6-9 when he wrote; “I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.” I will proclaim the LORD’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father. Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.” And in Psalm 60:6-8 when he wrote; God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth. Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter. Moab is my washbasin, on Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” And in Psalm 72:8-11 when He wrote; May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust. May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts. May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
Isaiah also refered to this prophecy of Israel's when he spoke his prophecy in Isaiah 11, specifically verses 1 and 3a; A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD— and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.
This prophecy was fulfilled, totally completed when John wrote in Revelation 5:1-7, which reads; Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
God's plan for the redemption of mankind has been in the works since the very first sin was commited in the garden. All of the patriarchs knew of it as they talked to God while they walked this earth. All the prophets of old knew it, as He spoke it into their ears when He gave them His messages for children. King David knew it as he was taught it from his youth at the feet of his father Jesse. And John, the disciple whom Jesus loved knew it as He was there when it happened and was reminded of it when he was seeing The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which he wrote for us to have and to hold onto until Christ's return. What a wonderful God we serve!
Until Next Time!
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