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Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain:
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A Clear Prophecy of the Messiah
Scholars, both Jewish and Christian, are in remarkable agreement that this verse is a prophecy about the Messiah. The 'high cedar' represents the royal line of David, and the 'tender one' God plants is Jesus Christ. After the failure of earthly kings, God Himself promises to intervene and establish His eternal King.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A contrast between the dealings of Nebuchadnezzar and Yahweh. Nebuchadnezzar “cut off,” Yahweh will “set up” the topshoot; Nebuch…
19th Century
Anglican
I will also take. —In what has passed, all has been done according to God’s will, yet through human instrumentality: Israel has be…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet begins to address the restoration of the nation and kingdom. Therefore, this prophecy undoubtedly refers to Christ, because althou…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord God Lest it should be thought, by the above prophecies, that the tribe of Judah should be utterly…
The unbelief of man shall not make the promise of God without effect. The parable of a tree, used in the threatening, is here presented in the prom…
