A Messianic title. Jesus Christ comes as a descendant of David to fulfil God's promises in the OT of a future king who would establish the kingdom of God on earth.
OT promises of a future king from David's line
2 Samuel 7:12–14 parallel 1 Chronicles 17:11–13 These promises are known as “the Davidic covenant”; Isaiah 16:5 See also Psalm 132:11–12, Psalm 132:17; Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 33:15; Ezekiel 34:23–24, Ezekiel 37:24–25; John 7:42
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
NT statements verifying that Jesus Christ is descended from David
Matthew 1:1 See also Luke 3:23, Luke 3:31; Romans 1:3; 2 Timothy 2:8; Revelation 22:16
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Jesus Christ inherits the throne of David
Luke 1:32–33 See also Luke 1:69; John 1:49, John 18:37; Matthew 27:37 parallels Mark 15:26, Luke 23:38, John 19:19
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
Jesus Christ is called ``Son of David''
By those seeking healing
Matthew 20:30–31 parallels Mark 10:47–48, Luke 18:38–39 See also Matthew 9:27, Matthew 15:22
And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
At his triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Matthew 21:9 parallel Mark 11:10 See also Matthew 21:15
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
Grounds for identifying Jesus Christ as the Son of David
His human descent
Romans 1:3 See also Matthew 1:1
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
His birth in Bethlehem
His healing ministry
Matthew 12:22–23 One of the signs of the Messianic age was the healing of the sick (see Isaiah 35:5–6; Isaiah 42:7). See also John 7:31
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see. The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
His ultimate victory
Jesus Christ is more than a merely human king descended from David
Mark 12:35–37 Jesus Christ claim is that he is not simply a human or political king, he is the Lord, the Son of God. See also Psalm 110:1; John 18:36
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.