Luke 20:41 Cross References

Luke 20:41

41: Then Jesus presented them with a question. "Why is it," he asked, "that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?

Later, as Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple, he asked, "Why do the teachers of religious law claim that the Messiah will be the son of David?
For David himself, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said, 'The LORD said to my Lord, Sit in honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.'
Since David himself called him Lord, how can he be his son at the same time?" And the crowd listened to him with great interest.

This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of King David and of Abraham:

For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born."

At that time I will bring to the throne of David a righteous descendant, and he will do what is just and right throughout the land.
In that day Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. And their motto will be `The LORD is our righteousness!'

So he began shouting, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
The crowds ahead of Jesus tried to hush the man, but he only shouted louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

"For the time is coming," says the LORD, "when I will place a righteous Branch on King David's throne. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
And this is his name: `The LORD Is Our Righteousness.' In that day Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety.

Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question:
"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They replied, "He is the son of David."
Jesus responded, "Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, call him Lord? For David said,
'The LORD said to my Lord, Sit in honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.'
Since David called him Lord, how can he be his son at the same time?"

It is the Good News about his Son, Jesus, who came as a man, born into King David's royal family line.
And Jesus Christ our Lord was shown to be the Son of God when God powerfully raised him from the dead by means of the Holy Spirit.

Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot--yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.
And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David's own descendants would sit on David's throne as the Messiah.

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. And the government will rest on his shoulders. These will be his royal titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
His ever expanding, peaceful government will never end. He will rule forever with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David. The passionate commitment of the LORD Almighty will guarantee this!

only then will my covenant with David, my servant, be broken. Only then will he no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. The same is true for my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me.

"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star."

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