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Sept. 2, 2022
The Lord Our Righteousness
The Hebrew prophets Jeremiah and Isaiah encouraged their people with the message that one day a descendant of King David would come to reign as King and execute judgment and righteousness. Jeremiah said this King would be called the “Lord our Righteousness.” Jesus was born into the lineage of David and came to execute righteousness—but when He returns, it will be to execute judgment and establish the kingdom. In the meantime, He taught His disciples to pray for that day when the kingdom would come and the Lord’s will be done on earth.
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The Lord Our Righteousness (Out of Zion Episode #141)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Transcript
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Well, I have a name of God to share with you today that is very exciting because it's
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prophetic and it bridges our Old Testament names of God with the New Testament.
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So welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional.
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When I seek to share just a little inspiration, bring a little peace to the close of your
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very busy week.
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Well, the name is Jehovah Tsikhanu, the Lord our Righteousness.
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It's only used twice and both times are by the prophet Jeremiah and both sections of
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Scripture are very, very similar, almost word for word.
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So I'm going to read to you the first one, Jeremiah 23, verses five through six.
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Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that I will raise to David a branch of righteousness,
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a king shall reign and prosper and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
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In his days, Judah will be saved and Israel will dwell safely.
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Now this is the name by which he will be called the Lord our Righteousness, Jehovah Tsikhanu.
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Now the branch of David would be called the Lord our Righteousness.
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What does that mean?
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Well when Jeremiah wrote his book, God's people were in exile in Babylon.
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Jerusalem and the temple had been destroyed and Jeremiah was giving the exiles hope that
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one day God would raise up a king from the lineage of David and re-establish Israel.
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Well, why did they use the term branch of David?
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The house of David, meaning the royal family, the royal lineage of David was likened to
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an olive tree that had been cut down to the ground.
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It looked like it was all over.
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God's people were in exile.
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Jerusalem was destroyed.
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The lineage was over.
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The house of David was over.
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God's promises to his people were over.
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But yet this is saying that a future branch will shoot forth at just the right time and
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he will be king and he's going to execute judgment and righteousness and he's going
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to be called the Lord our Righteousness.
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Now Isaiah also uses the term branch in describing this coming king.
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And I want to read to you from Isaiah 11.
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It says here, There shall come forth a rod from the stem of Jesse and a branch shall
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grow out of his roots.
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Now Jesse was David's father.
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So it's the same thing as saying a rod or a branch from the stem of David and a branch
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will grow out of his roots.
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The spirit of the Lord will rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the
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spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
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And it goes on and on.
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And then I want to jump down to verse 11.
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It says, And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse who shall stand as a banner
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to the people, for the Gentiles shall seek him and his resting place will be glorious.
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Well, when you go with me to Israel, you're going to see an olive tree and you're going
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to see how that it grows through shoots that come up from the root of the tree.
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So an olive tree, the root system is actually larger than the branches that you see above
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ground.
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Therefore, an olive tree can be cut all the way down to the ground, but the root can still
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be living and alive.
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And a whole new branch can shoot up from that root.
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And this is what the prophets are describing, that even though the reign of the house of
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David looked like it had been cut down to the ground, it was dead, it was over, it was
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done with, that God is saying, No, a branch will shoot forth from the root at just the
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right time.
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And he's going to be a king who will execute judgment and establish the kingdom of God
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on earth.
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So Jesus' final words in Revelation are this, I am the offspring of David.
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Jesus was born into the lineage of David.
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He came and he executed righteousness by dying for us on the cross and paying the price for
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sin.
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But there is a day when he is coming to execute judgment and to bring forth the kingdom of
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God.
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Just as we pray in the Lord's prayer all the time, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done
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on earth as it is in heaven.
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That is when the Lord, our righteousness comes again.
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And with that, I wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
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Well, I have a name of God to share with you today that is very exciting because it's
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00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:13,640
prophetic and it bridges our Old Testament names of God with the New Testament.
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00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,600
So welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional.
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When I seek to share just a little inspiration, bring a little peace to the close of your
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00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:23,920
very busy week.
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00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:31,000
Well, the name is Jehovah Tsikhanu, the Lord our Righteousness.
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00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:38,080
It's only used twice and both times are by the prophet Jeremiah and both sections of
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00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,000
Scripture are very, very similar, almost word for word.
9
00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:46,000
So I'm going to read to you the first one, Jeremiah 23, verses five through six.
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Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that I will raise to David a branch of righteousness,
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a king shall reign and prosper and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
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In his days, Judah will be saved and Israel will dwell safely.
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Now this is the name by which he will be called the Lord our Righteousness, Jehovah Tsikhanu.
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Now the branch of David would be called the Lord our Righteousness.
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What does that mean?
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Well when Jeremiah wrote his book, God's people were in exile in Babylon.
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Jerusalem and the temple had been destroyed and Jeremiah was giving the exiles hope that
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one day God would raise up a king from the lineage of David and re-establish Israel.
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Well, why did they use the term branch of David?
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The house of David, meaning the royal family, the royal lineage of David was likened to
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an olive tree that had been cut down to the ground.
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It looked like it was all over.
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God's people were in exile.
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Jerusalem was destroyed.
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The lineage was over.
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The house of David was over.
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God's promises to his people were over.
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But yet this is saying that a future branch will shoot forth at just the right time and
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he will be king and he's going to execute judgment and righteousness and he's going
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to be called the Lord our Righteousness.
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Now Isaiah also uses the term branch in describing this coming king.
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And I want to read to you from Isaiah 11.
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It says here, There shall come forth a rod from the stem of Jesse and a branch shall
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grow out of his roots.
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Now Jesse was David's father.
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So it's the same thing as saying a rod or a branch from the stem of David and a branch
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will grow out of his roots.
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The spirit of the Lord will rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the
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spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
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And it goes on and on.
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And then I want to jump down to verse 11.
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It says, And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse who shall stand as a banner
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to the people, for the Gentiles shall seek him and his resting place will be glorious.
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Well, when you go with me to Israel, you're going to see an olive tree and you're going
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to see how that it grows through shoots that come up from the root of the tree.
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So an olive tree, the root system is actually larger than the branches that you see above
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ground.
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Therefore, an olive tree can be cut all the way down to the ground, but the root can still
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be living and alive.
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And a whole new branch can shoot up from that root.
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And this is what the prophets are describing, that even though the reign of the house of
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David looked like it had been cut down to the ground, it was dead, it was over, it was
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done with, that God is saying, No, a branch will shoot forth from the root at just the
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right time.
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And he's going to be a king who will execute judgment and establish the kingdom of God
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on earth.
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So Jesus' final words in Revelation are this, I am the offspring of David.
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Jesus was born into the lineage of David.
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He came and he executed righteousness by dying for us on the cross and paying the price for
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sin.
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But there is a day when he is coming to execute judgment and to bring forth the kingdom of
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God.
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Just as we pray in the Lord's prayer all the time, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done
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on earth as it is in heaven.
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That is when the Lord, our righteousness comes again.
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And with that, I wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
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