85 passages · Kingdom
Jacob describes Judah as a lion whose brothers will praise him and promises that the scepter will remain with Judah. The poem also pictures abundant wine.
Balaam speaks of a distant future in which a star and scepter rise from Israel, defeating Moab and Edom. A ruler from Jacob will overcome their enemies.
Moses says God will raise up a prophet like him whom Israel must heed, because the people asked at Horeb not to hear God's voice directly. A prophet who speaks falsely, or whose word does not come true, is not from God.
God says he has never asked for a house of cedar, recalls raising David from shepherd to ruler, and promises to make David's name great. He promises that David's descendant will build a house for his name and that David's house and throne will endure forever.
David blesses the LORD as his rock and Savior and promises to praise him among the nations. He ends by noting God's loyalty to his anointed king and his descendants forever.
The king reports the decree the LORD spoke to him: he is God's son, and he may ask for the nations as his inheritance. The decree also says he will shatter opposition with an iron scepter.
The psalmist says God knows his shame and that insults have broken his heart, with no one to comfort him. Instead he was given poisoned food and vinegar to drink.
The psalmist prays that the king's rule extends from sea to sea, that enemies bow and that distant kings from Tarshish, Sheba and Seba bring tribute. All nations are pictured serving him.
The people ask God to look down and care for the vine that has been cut and burned. They ask for his hand on the man at his right hand, promise loyalty, and repeat the refrain for restoration.
David records God's message to his lord: to sit at his right hand until his enemies are under his feet, and to rule from Zion. His people will follow willingly.
God swears the king is a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. The Lord stands at his right hand, crushing kings and judging the nations, and the king is refreshed and lifts his head.
God tells Ahaz to ask for a sign, but he refuses. Isaiah then announces that a young woman will bear a son called Immanuel, and that before the boy is grown, the two hostile kings' lands will be laid waste and Assyria will come.
Gloom in Zebulun and Naphtali will be replaced by a great light, joy and freedom from oppression. A child will be born to take the throne of David and rule forever with justice and peace.
A new ruler will come from the stump of David's family line, filled with the Spirit of wisdom and the fear of the LORD. He will judge the poor and lowly fairly and wear righteousness like a belt.
God introduces his Servant, whom he upholds and whose Spirit is on him. He will bring justice gently, not crushing the bruised reed, and will not be discouraged until justice is established.
The Servant speaks to distant nations, telling how the LORD called him from the womb and made him a sharp sword and polished arrow. Though he felt his work was in vain, God says he will restore Israel and also be a light to the nations.
God tells the one despised by the nation that kings will rise and bow before him. He will be a covenant to restore the land and free prisoners, and a compassionate guide who leads people from far away.
The Servant says the Lord GOD has given him a disciple's tongue and open ears, and he has not rebelled. He offered his back to those who struck him but trusts God's help, so he is not put to shame.
God says his Servant will prosper and be highly lifted up, though many were appalled at his disfigured appearance. Kings will fall silent when they see and understand what they had not been told.
A speaker asks who has believed the message and to whom the LORD's arm has been revealed. The Servant is described as growing up like a shoot from dry ground, unimpressive and despised, a man of sorrows.
A speaker says the Spirit of the Lord GOD is on him because he was anointed to bring good news to the poor, bind up the brokenhearted, and free captives. He proclaims the year of the LORD's favor and comforts mourners with beauty for ashes.
God promises to raise up a righteous Branch from David who will reign wisely and do justice, called 'The LORD Our Righteousness'. Israel will dwell securely and be regathered from the lands.
God promises to fulfil his word by making a righteous Branch sprout for David, who will bring justice. Judah will be saved, and David and the Levitical priests will never lack a representative.
God himself will take a shoot from the top of the cedar and plant it on Israel's high mountain, where it will grow into a great tree sheltering every bird, showing that God brings low and lifts up.
Daniel sees thrones set, the Ancient of Days seated in judgment, and the boastful beast destroyed. One like a son of man comes with the clouds and is given an everlasting dominion over all peoples.
Gabriel explains that seventy weeks are decreed for Daniel's people and the holy city to end transgression and bring everlasting righteousness. He describes rebuilding Jerusalem, an anointed one cut off, the city and sanctuary destroyed, and a covenant and sacrifice ended.
A ruler for Israel will come from small Bethlehem, with origins from ancient times. Israel is abandoned until his birth, and then he will shepherd his flock in the LORD's strength and be their peace.
The angel charges Joshua to walk in God's ways so he can govern the temple. God promises his servant the Branch and to remove the land's sin in one day, when neighbors will sit under vine and fig tree.
Zechariah is told to make a crown from silver and gold the exiles brought and put it on Joshua the high priest. He is to say the man named the Branch will build the LORD's temple, sit on his throne and be a priest, and far-off people will help build.
Zion is told to rejoice because her king is coming righteous and victorious, yet humble on a donkey. He will remove war chariots and horses, proclaim peace to the nations, and rule from sea to sea.