Isaiah 9:7
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7 Of the increase of His government and peace
(A)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 (B)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Daniel 2:44
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44 And in the days of these kings (A)the God of heaven will set up a kingdom (B)which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; (C)it shall [a]break in pieces and [b]consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
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- Daniel 2:44 Or crush
- Daniel 2:44 Lit. put an end to
Daniel 7:14
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14 (A)Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
That all (B)peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is (C)an everlasting dominion,
Which shall not pass away,
And His kingdom the one
Which shall not be destroyed.
2 Samuel 7:16
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16 And (A)your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before [a]you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”
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- 2 Samuel 7:16 LXX Me
Psalm 45:4-6
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4 (A)And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;
And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.
5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;
The peoples fall under You.
6 (B)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A (C)scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Daniel 2:35
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35 (A)Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became (B)like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that (C)no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image (D)became a great mountain (E)and filled the whole earth.
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Daniel 7:27
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27 Then the (A)kingdom and dominion,
And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,
Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High.
(B)His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
(C)And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’
Jeremiah 33:15-21
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15 ‘In those days and at that time
I will cause to grow up to David
A (A)Branch of righteousness;
He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
16 In those days Judah will be saved,
And Jerusalem will dwell safely.
And this is the name by which she will be called:
[a]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’
17 “For thus says the Lord: ‘David shall never (B)lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 18 nor shall the (C)priests, the Levites, lack a man to (D)offer burnt offerings before Me, to [b]kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.’ ”
The Permanence of God’s Covenant
19 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 20 “Thus says the Lord: ‘If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season, 21 then (E)My covenant may also be broken with David My servant, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, My ministers.
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- Jeremiah 33:16 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu; cf. Jer. 23:5, 6
- Jeremiah 33:18 burn
Isaiah 32:1-2
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A Reign of Righteousness
32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice.
2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,
And (B)a [a]cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:2 shelter
Hebrews 1:8
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8 But to the Son He says:
(A)“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A [a]scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 1:8 A ruler’s staff
Jeremiah 23:5
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5 “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.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
- Jeremiah 23:5 justice
- Jeremiah 23:5 land
Isaiah 37:32
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32 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant,
And those who escape from Mount Zion.
The (A)zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
1 Corinthians 15:24-28
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24 Then comes the end, when He delivers (A)the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. 25 For He must reign (B)till He has put all enemies under His feet. 26 (C)The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. 27 For (D)“He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. 28 (E)Now when all things are made subject to Him, then (F)the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
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Isaiah 59:16-17
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16 (A)He saw that there was no man,
And (B)wondered that there was no intercessor;
(C)Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;
And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.
17 (D)For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
And a helmet of salvation on His head;
He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,
And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
Isaiah 42:3-4
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3 A bruised reed He will not break,
And [a]smoking flax He will not [b]quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.
4 He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
(A)And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:3 dimly burning
- Isaiah 42:3 extinguish
Isaiah 16:5
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5 In mercy (A)the throne will be established;
And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David,
(B)Judging and seeking justice and hastening (C)righteousness.”
Psalm 89:35-37
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35 Once I have sworn (A)by My holiness;
I will not lie to David:
36 (B)His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne (C)as the sun before Me;
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
Ezekiel 36:21-23
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21 But I had concern (A)for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went.
22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, (B)but for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went. 23 And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I am (C)hallowed in you before their eyes.
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Isaiah 63:4-6
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4 For the (A)day of vengeance is in My heart,
And the year of My redeemed has come.
5 (B)I looked, but (C)there was no one to help,
And I wondered
That there was no one to uphold;
Therefore My own (D)arm brought salvation for Me;
And My own fury, it sustained Me.
6 I have trodden down the peoples in My anger,
Made them drunk in My fury,
And brought down their strength to the earth.”
Psalm 72:7-11
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7 In His days the righteous shall flourish,
(A)And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.
8 (B)He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 (C)Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
(D)And His enemies will lick the dust.
10 (E)The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.
11 (F)Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;
All nations shall serve Him.
Psalm 72:1-3
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Glory and Universality of the Messiah’s Reign
A Psalm (A)of Solomon.
72 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
2 (B)He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
3 (C)The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
Psalm 2:8
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8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
2 Kings 19:31
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31 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant,
And those who escape from Mount Zion.
(A)The zeal of the Lord [a]of hosts will do this.’
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 19:31 So with many Heb. mss. and ancient vss. (cf. Is. 37:32); MT omits of hosts
Revelation 19:11
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Christ on a White Horse
11 (A)Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, (B)a white horse. And He who sat on him was called (C)Faithful and True, and (D)in righteousness He judges and makes war.
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