JEREMIAH
In Jeremiah He is “the Righteous Branch of David.”
"The days are coming," declares the Lord,
"when I will raise up to David a Righteous Branch,
a King Who will reign wisely
and do what is just and right in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved
and Israel will live in safety.
This is the Name by which He will be called:
The Lord Our Righteousness.
Jer. 23:5-6 NIV
The Messiah is clearly seen in this prophecy as “the
Righteous Branch of David” Who shall reign and prosper, and execute Judgment
and Righteousness in the Earth.
Matthew 1:1-17 traces the genealogy of Christ
through Solomon and Jeconiah to His legal (but not His physical) father,
Joseph. However, no son of Joseph could sit upon the throne of David, for he
would be under the curse of Jehoiachin.
The curse on Jehoiachin (Jeconiah, Coniah) in
Jeremiah 22:28-30 meant that no physical descendant would succeed him to the
throne.
Luke 3:23-38 traces Christ’s lineage backward from
Mary (His physical parent) through David’s other son, Nathan (3:31), thereby
avoiding the curse.
The Righteous Branch shall indeed reign on “the
throne of David.”
Your Throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a scepter of Justice will be the scepter of Your Kingdom.
You Love Righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore God, Your God, has set You above Your companions
by anointing You with the Oil of Joy.
Ps 45:6-7 NIV
“The Righteous Branch” is the One Who fulfills and
establishes the New Covenant (see Jer.31:31-34).
But now the Righteousness of God without the law is manifested,
being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Even the Righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ
unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
For all have sinned, and come short of the Glory of God;
Being justified freely by His Grace through the redemption that
is in Christ Jesus:
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in
His Blood, to declare His Righteousness for the remission of sins that are
past, through the forbearance of God (Rom 3:21-25 KJV).