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Patriarchs and Prophets
Glorious are the promises made to David and his house, promises
that look forward to the eternal ages, and find their complete fulfillment
in Christ. The Lord declared:
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“I have sworn unto David My servant ... with whom My hand shall
be established: Mine arm also shall strengthen him.... My faithfulness
and My mercy shall be with him: and in My name shall his horn be
exalted. I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the
rivers. He shall cry unto Me, Thou art my Father, my God, and the
Rock of my salvation. Also I will make him My first-born, higher than
the kings of the earth. My mercy will I keep for him forevermore, and
My covenant shall stand fast with him.”
Psalm 89:3-28
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“His seed also will I make to endure forever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.”
Psalm 89:29
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“He shall judge the poor of the people,
He shall save the children of the needy,
And shall break in pieces the oppressor.
They shall fear thee while the sun endureth,
And so long as the moon, throughout all generations....
In his days shall the righteous flourish;
And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the river unto the ends of the earth.”
“His name shall endure forever:
His name shall be continued as long as the sun:
And men shall be blessed in him:
All nations shall call him blessed.”
Psalm 72:4-8, R.V., 17
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“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the
government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called
Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace.” “He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of
the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His
father David: and He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and
of His kingdom there shall be no end.”
Isaiah 9:6
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Luke 1:32, 33
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