1 Chronicles 5:2
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2 yet (A)Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a (B)ruler, although [a]the birthright was Joseph’s—
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- 1 Chronicles 5:2 the right of the firstborn
Matthew 2:6
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6 ‘But(A) you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;
For out of you shall come a Ruler
(B)Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”
Micah 5:2
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The Coming Messiah
2 “But you, (A)Bethlehem (B)Ephrathah,
Though you are little (C)among the (D)thousands of Judah,
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be (E)Ruler in Israel,
(F)Whose goings forth are from of old,
From [a]everlasting.”
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- Micah 5:2 Lit. the days of eternity
Hebrews 7:14
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14 For it is evident that (A)our Lord arose from (B)Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning [a]priesthood.
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- Hebrews 7:14 NU priests
Psalm 60:7
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7 Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
(A)Ephraim also is the [a]helmet for My head;
(B)Judah is My lawgiver.
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- Psalm 60:7 Lit. protection
Genesis 49:8-10
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8 “Judah,(A) you are he whom your brothers shall praise;
(B)Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(C)Your father’s children shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is (D)a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(E)He [a]bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
10 (F)The [b]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (G)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(H)Until Shiloh comes;
(I)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
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- Genesis 49:9 couches
- Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship
Psalm 108:8
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8 Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the [a]helmet for My head;
(A)Judah is My lawgiver.
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- Psalm 108:8 Lit. protection
Revelation 5:5
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5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, (A)the Lion of the tribe of (B)Judah, (C)the Root of David, has (D)prevailed to open the scroll (E)and [a]to loose its seven seals.”
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- Revelation 5:5 NU, M omit to loose
Romans 8:29
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29 For whom (A)He foreknew, (B)He also predestined (C)to be conformed to the image of His Son, (D)that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
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5 “Behold, (A)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(B)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.
6 (C)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel (D)will dwell safely;
Now (E)this is His name by which He will be called:
[d]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
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- Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
- Jeremiah 23:5 justice
- Jeremiah 23:5 land
- Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu
Psalm 78:68-71
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68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion (A)which He loved.
69 And He built His (B)sanctuary like the heights,
Like the earth which He has established forever.
70 (C)He also chose David His servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds;
71 From following (D)the ewes that had young He brought him,
(E)To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
2 Samuel 8:15
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David’s Administration(A)
15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.
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1 Samuel 16:12
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12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was (A)ruddy, (B)with [a]bright eyes, and good-looking. (C)And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!”
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- 1 Samuel 16:12 Lit. beautiful
1 Samuel 16:10
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10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.”
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1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed King
16 Now the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? (B)Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to (C)Jesse the Bethlehemite. For (D)I have [a]provided Myself a king among his sons.”
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- 1 Samuel 16:1 Lit. seen
Judges 1:2
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2 And the Lord said, (A)“Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand.”
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Joshua 14:6
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Caleb Inherits Hebron
6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the (A)Kenizzite said to him: “You know (B)the word which the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning (C)you and me in Kadesh Barnea.
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Numbers 7:12
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12 And the one who offered his offering on the first day was (A)Nahshon the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah.
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Numbers 2:3
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3 On the (A)east side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and (B)Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah.”
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Genesis 49:26
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26 The blessings of your father
Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors,
(A)Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.
(B)They shall be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.
Genesis 35:23
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23 the sons of Leah were (A)Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
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