What Old Testament prophecies connect to Jesus' question in Mark 12:35? Jesus’ Question in the Temple “While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, ‘How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?’ ” (Mark 12:35) Immediate Prophetic Anchor • Psalm 110:1 — “The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.’ ” – Jesus quotes this in Mark 12:36–37 to show Messiah is both David’s Son and David’s Lord. Prophecies Declaring Messiah the Son (Descendant) of David • 2 Samuel 7:12-13 — “I will raise up your descendant after you… I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.” • Psalm 89:3-4 — “I have sworn to David My servant: I will establish your offspring forever.” • Psalm 132:11 — “The LORD has sworn to David… ‘One of your descendants I will place on your throne.’ ” • Isaiah 11:1-2 — “A shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse… the Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him.” • Jeremiah 23:5-6 — “I will raise up for David a righteous Branch… This is the name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.” • Ezekiel 34:23-24 — “I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David; he will feed them.” • Micah 5:2 — “Out of you, Bethlehem… will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel.” Prophecies Revealing Messiah as David’s Lord (Divine & Exalted) • Psalm 110:1 (again) — David calls his own descendant “Lord.” • Psalm 2:7-9 — “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father… Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance.” • Psalm 45:6-7 — “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever; scepter of justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.” • Isaiah 9:6-7 — “A child is born… He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God… He will reign on David’s throne.” • Daniel 7:13-14 — “One like a Son of Man… To Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom.” How the Threads Come Together • Scripture repeatedly promises a physical descendant of David who will rule forever. • The same texts (Psalm 110; Isaiah 9; Psalm 45; Daniel 7) speak of that ruler with divine titles and everlasting authority. • Jesus’ question forces the religious leaders—and us—to see both truths at once: the Messiah must be David’s flesh-and-blood heir and simultaneously David’s sovereign Lord, a reality fulfilled only in Jesus Christ. |
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