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In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
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The Branch is Jesus Christ
All commentators unanimously identify the 'Branch of righteousness' as a direct prophecy of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Scholars like John Gill and John Calvin point out that even ancient Jewish interpreters understood this figure to be the Messiah. This promise, echoing Jeremiah 23, points to the true King emerging from the seemingly dead royal line of David.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare the marginal reference. When the good word was spoken, the name Yahweh our Righteousness was given to the righteous Sprout: here it is give…
19th Century
Anglican
Behold, the days come, says the Lord ... —The words are manifestly a conscious reproduction of Jeremiah 23:5-6. In “I hav…
Baptist
In the latter days, at the glorious appointed time, Jesus Christ will grow up like a Branch out of the stem of Jesse. The dynasty of David now seem…
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16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet shows what Paul afterwards spoke of: that all the promises of God are in Christ yea and amen (2 Corinthians 1:20). Tha…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In those days, and at that time In those very selfsame days before spoken of; in those days to come, and which were …
To crown the blessings God has in store, here is a promise of the Messiah. He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made by God to be righ…
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13th Century
Catholic
This provides consolation regarding the kingdom and the priesthood.
The restoration of both is promised.
