TGDay110

  • Jesus Christ, Davidic Descent of

    • of the fruit of his loins … he would raise up Christ, Acts 2:30.

      • 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

    • Of this man’s seed hath God … raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus, Acts 13:23.

      • 23 Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

    • root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign, Rom. 15:12.

      • 12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

    • I am the root and the offspring of David, Rev. 22:16.

      • 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

    • Who is the Stem of Jesse spoken of, D&C 113:1.

    • See also 1 Sam. 16:1; Ps. 89:27; Isa. 4:2; Luke 3:23.

      • 1 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

      • 27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

      • 2 In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

      • 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

Garrett Smith