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The prophetic anticipation of the Messiah as the Seed of David is a central theme in the Old Testament, finding its fulfillment in the New Testament through the person of Jesus Christ. This lineage is crucial for establishing Jesus' legitimate claim to the throne of Israel and His role as the promised eternal King.

Old Testament Prophecies

1. 2 Samuel 7:12-13: In this foundational prophecy, God promises David, "When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever." This covenant with David sets the expectation for a perpetual dynasty through his lineage.

2. Psalm 89:3-4: The psalmist reiterates God's covenant with David, stating, "I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations."

3. Isaiah 11:1: The prophet Isaiah speaks of a future ruler from David's line: "Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit." This imagery of a new growth from the line of Jesse, David's father, points to a future hope and restoration.

4. Jeremiah 23:5: Jeremiah prophesies, "The days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land."

New Testament Fulfillment

1. Matthew 1:1: The Gospel of Matthew opens with a genealogy that explicitly connects Jesus to David: "This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham." This establishes Jesus' legal right to David's throne.

2. Luke 1:32-33: The angel Gabriel announces to Mary, "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end." This declaration affirms Jesus as the fulfillment of the Davidic covenant.

3. Acts 13:22-23: In his sermon, Paul states, "After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart; he will do all My will.' From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised."

4. Romans 1:3: Paul writes about the gospel "regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh." This emphasizes Jesus' human lineage and His fulfillment of the Davidic promise.

5. Revelation 22:16: Jesus Himself declares, "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star." This self-identification confirms His eternal kingship and fulfillment of the prophecies.

The fulfillment of these prophecies in the New Testament underscores the continuity of God's redemptive plan through history, affirming Jesus Christ as the promised Seed of David, the eternal King whose reign is established forever.

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Acts 13:23
Of this man's seed has God according to his promise raised to Israel a Savior, Jesus:
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Romans 1:3
Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
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The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible Bespeak the Omniscience of ...
... and say to David, "I will set up thy seed after thee ... So definite and distinct were
the Old Testament prophecies respecting the Birth of Christ, that the ...
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Index of Subjects.
... the Hebrew, and their prophecies respecting Christ, defended against ... 888]49; absurd
views of Faustus respecting, [889]252 ... 920]242; fulfilled in Christ, [921]242 ...
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Translated from the Greek.
... there will not fail some of his seed, until the ... of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
to whom ... are following the language of the prophecies respecting Him, and ...
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It is a Ground for Thanksgiving that During the Last Three or Four ...
... Doubtless, there are many particulars respecting this and all ... Antichrist is posing
as the true Christ, and those ... frequently the case in the prophecies of Isaiah ...
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The City of God. Index of Subjects.
... was renewed with, [12]324; the seed of, to ... the reply of, when questioned respecting
Christ, [828]416. ... Hosea, his prophecies respecting the things of the gospel ...
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The Life of Christ.
... The silence of all the evangelists respecting matters of ... no fact connected with the
life of Christ better attested ... and how He was described in the prophecies. ...
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John Chapter ii. 11-Jan
... Prophecies are fulfilled, the water-pots are full ... also is manifest, forasmuch as
Christ was concealed ... time permits, mention certain facts respecting the several ...
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Subject Index
... Grain of mustard seed, the, [1055]573. ... Isaiah, his prophecy respecting the virgin
conceiving, vindicated against Theodotion, Aquila ... Christ is King of, [1292]267. ...
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Interpretation of Prophecy.
... There are two questions, especially, respecting which interpreters have ... the numerous
and very explicit prophecies of their ... with the coming of Christ, but to be ...
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The Greater Prophets.
... Respecting the authenticity of this narrative there has been much discussion ... (4.)
Christ himself recognizes ... the future fulfilment of one of his prophecies as a ...
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