The Acts of the Apostles (1911) — PDF Scan 229

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THESSALONICA 223 The Messiah was to be of the royal line; for in the prophecy uttered by Jacob the Lord said, ^'The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto Him shall the gathering of the people be. ' ' * Isaiah prophesied: ^' There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.'' ''Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given Him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for He hath glorified thee."' Jeremiah also bore witness of the coming Redeemer as a Prince of the house of David: ''Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His name whereby He shall be called. The Lord Our Righteousness." And again: "Thus saith the Lord: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel ; neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before Me to offer burntofferings, and to kindle meat-offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. ' ' ^ * Gen. 49:10. ^ Isa. 11 :1 ; 55 : 3-5. « Jer. 23 : 5, 6 ; 33 :17, 18. 15 — Acts