The BRANCH

Isaiah 11:1 – 2                  Who is the Rod?

      There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,

      And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

      The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,

      The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

      The Spirit of counsel and might,

      The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

Who is the Rod? The Rod is a descendant of Jesse.

Jeremiah 33:14 – 16                  Who is the Branch?

‘Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah:

      ‘In those days and at that time

      I will cause to grow up to David

      A Branch of righteousness;

      He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.

      In those days Judah will be saved,

      And Jerusalem will dwell safely.

      And this is the name by which she will be called:

THE Lord OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’

Who is the Branch? The Branch is a descendant of David.

Zechariah 3:8 –9                  What is the sign?

      ‘Hear, O Joshua, the high priest,

      You and your companions who sit before you,

      For they are a wondrous sign;

      For behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH.

What is the sign? The sign is the BRANCH of God

2 Peter 1:1 – 4                  What is our faith?

Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord … that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

What is our faith? Our faith is the righteousness of Christ.

1 John 3:7 – 9a                  Why did the Son come?

Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Why did the Son come? The Son came to destroy the Devil’s work.