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and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end of his kingdom."
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The New "House of Jacob"
Commentators widely agree that the "house of Jacob" refers to more than just ethnic Israel. It signifies the spiritual family of God—the Church—which includes all people, both Jews and Gentiles, who are united by faith in Jesus. As John Calvin explains, God has admitted the Gentiles into this family, creating a spiritual "house of Jacob" that extends across the globe.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Over the house of Jacob. The house of Jacob means the same thing as the family of Jacob, or the descendants of Jacob—tha…
Shall be no end (ουκ εστα τελος). Luke reports the perpetuity of this Davidic kingdom over the house of Jacob with no Pauline inte…
19th Century
Anglican
He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever.—Here, again, the apparent promise is that of a kingdom restored to Israe…
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Baptist
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was…
The striking term “Son of the Most High” (v.33; cf. vv.35, 76) leads to a clear messianic affirmation—the reference to the eternal throne and kingd…
16th Century
Protestant
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob. As salvation was promised, in a particular manner, to the Jews (the covenant having been made …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob Not over the Jews, the posterity of Jacob, in a literal sense; but over the wh…
We have here an account of the mother of our Lord. Although we are not to pray to her, we ought to praise God for her. Christ had to be born miracu…
