12 (A)“When your days are fulfilled and you (B)rest with your fathers, (C)I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 (D)He shall build a house for My name, and I will (E)establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 (F)I will be his Father, and he shall be (G)My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the [a]blows of the sons of men. 15 But My mercy shall not depart from him, (H)as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 And (I)your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before [b]you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:14 strokes
  2. 2 Samuel 7:16 LXX Me

12 When your days are over and you rest(A) with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood,(B) and I will establish his kingdom.(C) 13 He is the one who will build a house(D) for my Name,(E) and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(F) 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.(G) When he does wrong, I will punish him(H) with a rod(I) wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him,(J) as I took it away from Saul,(K) whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[a]; your throne(L) will be established(M) forever.(N)’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts you

11 (A)The Lord has sworn in truth to David;
He will not turn from it:
“I will set upon your throne (B)the [a]fruit of your body.

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  1. Psalm 132:11 offspring

11 The Lord swore an oath to David,(A)
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants(B)
    I will place on your throne.

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(A)For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a (B)Son is given;
And (C)the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
(D)Wonderful, Counselor, (E)Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, (F)Prince of Peace.

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For to us a child is born,(A)
    to us a son is given,(B)
    and the government(C) will be on his shoulders.(D)
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor,(E) Mighty God,(F)
    Everlasting(G) Father,(H) Prince of Peace.(I)

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The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring(A)

11 There (B)shall come forth a [a]Rod from the [b]stem of (C)Jesse,
And (D)a Branch shall [c]grow out of his roots.

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  1. Isaiah 11:1 Shoot
  2. Isaiah 11:1 stock or trunk
  3. Isaiah 11:1 be fruitful

The Branch From Jesse

11 A shoot(A) will come up from the stump(B) of Jesse;(C)
    from his roots a Branch(D) will bear fruit.(E)

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“Behold, (A)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(B)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
  2. Jeremiah 23:5 justice
  3. Jeremiah 23:5 land

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

Christ Born of Mary(A)

18 Now the (B)birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child (C)of the Holy Spirit.

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Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son

18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[a]: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.(A)

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  1. Matthew 1:18 Or The origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ(A)

23 Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at (B)about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) (C)the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.(A) He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,(B)

the son of Heli,

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31 the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of (A)Nathan, (B)the son of David,

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31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna,

the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,(A)

the son of David,

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42 (A)Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, (B)where David was?”

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42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants(A) and from Bethlehem,(B) the town where David lived?”

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30 Therefore, being a prophet, (A)and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, [a]according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

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  1. Acts 2:30 NU He would seat one on his throne,

30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.(A)

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concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who [a]was (A)born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

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  1. Romans 1:3 came

regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life[a](A) was a descendant of David,(B)

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  1. Romans 1:3 Or who according to the flesh

16 (A)“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. (B)I am the Root and the Offspring of David, (C)the Bright and Morning Star.”

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16 “I, Jesus,(A) have sent my angel(B) to give you[a] this testimony for the churches.(C) I am the Root(D) and the Offspring of David,(E) and the bright Morning Star.”(F)

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  1. Revelation 22:16 The Greek is plural.