Root Of Jesse

Romans 15:10-12 - And again it is said, “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.” And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples extol him.” And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope.”

Psalm 117:1 - Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!

Revelation 5:5 - And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

1 Samuel 16:7 - But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

Application:

·         The salvation of Gentiles and the glorifying of God by Gentiles was not a divine afterthought.

·         Jesse was the father of David, and the Messiah was the Son of David.

·         Root of David looks forward to the ideal king in the line of David.

·         The Lord is concerned with man’s inner disposition and character.

All Scripture verses taken from ESV