14 For it is evident that (A)our Lord arose from (B)Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning [a]priesthood.

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  1. Hebrews 7:14 NU priests

The Coming Messiah

“But you, (A)Bethlehem (B)Ephrathah,
Though you are little (C)among the (D)thousands of Judah,
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be (E)Ruler in Israel,
(F)Whose goings forth are from of old,
From [a]everlasting.”

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  1. Micah 5:2 Lit. the days of eternity

The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring(A)

11 There (B)shall come forth a [a]Rod from the [b]stem of (C)Jesse,
And (D)a Branch shall [c]grow out of his roots.

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  1. Isaiah 11:1 Shoot
  2. Isaiah 11:1 stock or trunk
  3. Isaiah 11:1 be fruitful

But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, (A)the Lion of the tribe of (B)Judah, (C)the Root of David, has (D)prevailed to open the scroll (E)and [a]to loose its seven seals.”

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  1. Revelation 5:5 NU, M omit to loose

33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

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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

10 (A)The [a]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (B)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(C)Until Shiloh comes;
(D)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.

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  1. Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship

16 (A)“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. (B)I am the Root and the Offspring of David, (C)the Bright and Morning Star.”

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Yet indeed I also count all things loss (A)for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ

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Redemption in Christ

(A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

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And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?

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28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”

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13 Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”

She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

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23 (A)(as it is written in the law of the Lord, (B)“Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, (C)“A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

Simeon Sees God’s Salvation

25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, (D)waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not (E)see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 So he came (F)by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, 28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said:

29 “Lord, (G)now You are letting Your servant depart in peace,
According to Your word;
30 For my eyes (H)have seen Your salvation
31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples,
32 (I)A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles,
And the glory of Your people Israel.”

33 [a]And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him.

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  1. Luke 2:33 NU And His father and mother

43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

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(A)Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, (B)Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. Salmon begot (C)Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, and (D)Jesse begot David the king.

(E)David the king begot Solomon by her [a]who had been the wife of Uriah. (F)Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot (G)Abijah, and Abijah begot [b]Asa. Asa begot (H)Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot (I)Uzziah. Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot (J)Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. 10 (K)Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot [c]Amon, and Amon begot (L)Josiah. 11 (M)Josiah begot [d]Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were (N)carried away to Babylon.

12 And after they were brought to Babylon, (O)Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot (P)Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. 14 Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. 15 Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. 16 And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of (Q)Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

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  1. Matthew 1:6 Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Greek.
  2. Matthew 1:7 NU Asaph
  3. Matthew 1:10 NU Amos
  4. Matthew 1:11 Or Coniah or Jehoiachin

“Behold, (A)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(B)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.
(C)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel (D)will dwell safely;
Now (E)this is His name by which He will be called:

[d]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
  2. Jeremiah 23:5 justice
  3. Jeremiah 23:5 land
  4. Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu

18 (A)Now this is the genealogy of Perez: (B)Perez begot Hezron; 19 Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; 20 Amminadab begot (C)Nahshon, and Nahshon begot (D)Salmon;[a] 21 Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; 22 Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot (E)David.

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  1. Ruth 4:20 Heb. Salmah

17 “I(A) see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
(B)A Star shall come out of Jacob;
(C)A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And [a]batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of [b]tumult.

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  1. Numbers 24:17 shatter the forehead
  2. Numbers 24:17 Heb. Sheth, Jer. 48:45

12 The sons of (A)Judah were (B)Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). (C)The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

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