1 Kings 15:4
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4 Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him and establishing Jerusalem,(A)
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1 Kings 11:36
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36 Yet to his son I will give one tribe, so that my servant David may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to put my name.(A)
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2 Chronicles 21:7
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7 Yet the Lord would not destroy the house of David because of the covenant that he had made with David and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his descendants forever.(A)
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Isaiah 37:35
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35 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”(A)
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Psalm 132:17
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17 There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.(A)
Psalm 18:28
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28 It is you who light my lamp;
the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.(A)
1 Kings 11:32
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32 One tribe will remain his, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
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1 Kings 11:12
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12 Yet for the sake of your father David I will not do it in your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
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2 Samuel 7:12-16
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12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.(A) 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(B) 14 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. When he commits iniquity, I will punish him with a rod such as mortals use, with blows inflicted by human beings.(C) 15 But I will not take[a] my steadfast love from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.(D) 16 Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me;[b] your throne shall be established forever.”(E)
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Genesis 12:2
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2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.(A)
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Revelation 22:16
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16 “It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”(A)
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Romans 11:28
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28 As regards the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but as regards election they are beloved for the sake of their ancestors,
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John 8:12
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Jesus the Light of the World
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”(A)
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Luke 2:32
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32 a light for revelation to the gentiles
and for glory to your people Israel.”(A)
Luke 1:69-79
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69 He has raised up a mighty savior[a] for us
in the house of his child David,(A)
70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,(B)
71 that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors
and has remembered his holy covenant,(C)
73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham,
to grant us 74 that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,(D) 75 in holiness and righteousness
in his presence all our days.(E)
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,(F)
77 to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.(G)
78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break[b] upon[c] us,
79 to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”(H)
Matthew 16:18
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18 And I tell you, you are Peter,[a] and on this rock[b] I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.(A)
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Micah 4:1-2
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Peace and Security through Obedience
4 In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s temple
shall be established as the highest of the mountains
and shall be raised up above the hills.
Peoples shall stream to it,(A)
2 and many nations shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(B)
Jeremiah 33:20-26
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20 Thus says the Lord: If any of you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night would not come at their appointed time,(A) 21 only then could my covenant with my servant David be broken, so that he would not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with my ministers the Levites.(B) 22 Just as the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will increase the offspring of my servant David and the Levites who minister to me.(C)
23 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 24 Have you not observed how these people say, “The two families that the Lord chose have been rejected by him,” and how they hold my people in such contempt that they no longer regard them as a nation?(D) 25 Thus says the Lord: Only if I had not established my covenant with day and night and the ordinances of heaven and earth(E) 26 would I reject the offspring of Jacob and of my servant David and not choose any of his descendants as rulers over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy upon them.(F)
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Jeremiah 33:2
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2 Thus says the Lord who makes it, the Lord who forms it to establish it—the Lord is his name:(A)
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Isaiah 62:7
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7 and give him no rest
until he establishes Jerusalem
and makes it renowned throughout the earth.(A)
Isaiah 14:32
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32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
“The Lord has founded Zion,
and the needy among his people
will find refuge in her.”(A)
Isaiah 9:7
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7 Great will be his authority,[a]
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(A)
Footnotes
- 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 87:5
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5 And of Zion it shall be said,
“This one and that one were born in it,”
for the Most High himself will establish it.(A)
2 Samuel 21:17
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17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You shall not go out with us to battle any longer, so that you do not quench the lamp of Israel.”(A)
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Deuteronomy 4:37
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37 And because he loved your ancestors, he chose their descendants after them. He brought you out of Egypt with his own presence, by his great power,(A)
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