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3 “But aI will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.  
4 I will set up ashepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the Lord. 
5 “Behold, athe days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and1 prosper,
bAnd execute1 judgment and righteousness in the2 earth. 
6 aIn His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel bwill dwell safely;
Now cthis is His name by which He will be called: 1THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.  
7 “Therefore, behold, athe days are coming,” says the Lord, “that they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’  
8 but, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country aand from all the countries where I had driven them.’ And they shall dwell in their own bland.” 
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What Does Jeremiah 23:5 Mean?

Jesse had eight sons, the youngest being David. God chose his line to produce the King of kings foretold in Jeremiah 23:5. Both of Jesus' parents descended from David, and He was known as the son of David. Gabriel announced that the Lord God would give Him the throne of His father David. Paul notes Jesus as the seed of David raised from the dead, with believers also reigning with Him. The scriptures focus on the Branch as King from David making righteous judgments, ruling, and bringing peace and security, called King of Kings and Lord of Lords.






Jeremiah 23:5

Jesse had at least eight sons (II Samuel 16:10-11), the youngest of which was David. God chose the line of this young shepherd boy to reign over Israel and ultimately to produce the King of kings: "'Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, 'that I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth'" (Jeremiah 23:5; see Isaiah 9:6-7).

Both of Jesus' human parents were of the line of David (Matthew 1:1, 6; Luke 3:31), and it was well known during His ministry that Jesus was a "son of David" (Matthew 9:27; 15:22; 21:9; etc.). Before His conception, Gabriel tells Mary, "The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David" (Luke 1:32). Paul reminds Timothy of what this means to Christians: "Jesus, the seed of David, was raised from the dead. . . . This is a faithful saying: 'For if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him. If we endure, we shall also reign with Him'" (II Timothy 2:8, 11-12).

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Born of a Woman

Related Topics: David | David's Dynasty | David's Throne | David, Descendants of | David, Promises to | Davidic Covenant | Davidic Lineage of Jesus | Jesus Christ as King of Kings | Jesus Christ as the Branch | Jesus Christ's Birth, Prophecy of




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Jeremiah 23:5:

Isaiah 4:2
Jeremiah 23:5
Jeremiah 30:18-20
Zechariah 3:1-5
Matthew 1:1-17
Luke 1:78
John 14:2-3


 
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