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,

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.
12 If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”

13 (C)For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His [b]dwelling place:
14 “This(D) is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
15 (E)I will abundantly bless her [c]provision;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 (F)I will also clothe her priests with salvation,
(G)And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
17 (H)There I will make the [d]horn of David grow;
(I)I will prepare a lamp for My [e]Anointed.
18 His enemies I will (J)clothe with shame,
But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”

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  1. Psalm 132:11 offspring
  2. Psalm 132:13 home
  3. Psalm 132:15 supply of food
  4. Psalm 132:17 Government
  5. Psalm 132:17 Heb. Messiah

“I(A) have made a covenant with My chosen,
I have (B)sworn to My servant David:
‘Your seed I will establish forever,
And build up your throne (C)to all generations.’ ” Selah

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14 (A)‘Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that (B)I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah:

15 ‘In those days and at that time
I will cause to grow up to David
A (C)Branch of righteousness;
He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.

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11 (A)since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord [a]tells you (B)that He will make you a [b]house.

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

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:11 declares to you
  2. 2 Samuel 7:11 Royal dynasty
  3. 2 Samuel 7:14 strokes
  4. 2 Samuel 7:16 LXX Me

“The(A) Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.

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21 for (A)prophecy never came by the will of man, (B)but [a]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

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  1. 2 Peter 1:21 NU men spoke from God

31 (A)And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and (B)shall call His name Jesus. 32 He will be great, (C)and will be called the Son of the Highest; and (D)the Lord God will give Him the (E)throne of His (F)father David. 33 (G)And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”

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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.
Of the increase of His government and peace
(G)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The (H)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

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Remember that Jesus Christ, (A)of the seed of David, (B)was raised from the dead (C)according to my gospel,

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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

36 For David himself said (A)by the Holy Spirit:

(B)‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’

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16 And (A)He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:

(B)KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS.

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14 (A)These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will (B)overcome them, (C)for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; (D)and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

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21 (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him:

(A)“The Lord has sworn
And will not relent,
‘You are a priest [a]forever
According to the order of Melchizedek’ ”),

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  1. Hebrews 7:21 NU ends the quotation after forever.

The King of Righteousness(A)

For this (B)Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,”

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17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to (A)the heirs of promise (B)the [a]immutability of His counsel, [b]confirmed it by an oath,

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  1. Hebrews 6:17 unchangeableness of His purpose
  2. Hebrews 6:17 guaranteed

again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said:

(A)“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts.”

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Be Faithful(A)

Therefore, as (B)the Holy Spirit says:

(C)“Today, if you will hear His voice,

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12 And again, Isaiah says:

(A)“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”

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16 “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, (A)which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, (B)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;

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36 (A)Jesus answered, (B)“My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”

37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?”

Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, (C)that I should bear (D)witness to the truth. Everyone who (E)is of the truth (F)hears My voice.”

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The Scriptures Opened

44 Then He said to them, (A)“These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”

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10 Then the angel said to them, (A)“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy (B)which will be to all people. 11 (C)For there is born to you this day in the city of David (D)a Savior, (E)who is Christ the Lord.

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69 (A)And has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of His servant David,
70 (B)As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,
Who have been (C)since the world began,

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