The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Zechariah 3:8-9,
"'I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,' says the Lord Almighty, 'and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.'"
The "Branch" in this prophecy is Jesus Christ, prophesied here five centuries before his arrival. The Branch is spoken of in Isaiah 4:2-6. In that passage, the Lord is seen as one who "will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain" - a reference to God's own judgment of sinful man. When the Branch comes, we are told, "The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire." Verse 4. On that day, "the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel." Verse 2.
In Isaiah 11:1-3 we read of this Branch, "A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord— and he will delight in the fear of the Lord."
The prophecy in Jeremiah 23:5-6 tells us, "'The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will raise up for 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 Righteous Savior.'" Here is the prophetic anticipation all creation has for its coming Savior, Jesus Christ!
Jesus Christ, the Branch, is "The Lord Our Righteous Savior!"
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"'I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,' says the Lord Almighty, 'and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.'"
The "Branch" in this prophecy is Jesus Christ, prophesied here five centuries before his arrival. The Branch is spoken of in Isaiah 4:2-6. In that passage, the Lord is seen as one who "will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain" - a reference to God's own judgment of sinful man. When the Branch comes, we are told, "The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire." Verse 4. On that day, "the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel." Verse 2.
In Isaiah 11:1-3 we read of this Branch, "A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord— and he will delight in the fear of the Lord."
The prophecy in Jeremiah 23:5-6 tells us, "'The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will raise up for 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 Righteous Savior.'" Here is the prophetic anticipation all creation has for its coming Savior, Jesus Christ!
Jesus Christ, the Branch, is "The Lord Our Righteous Savior!"
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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