Lion Of Judah

Lion of Judah

"Behold, the Lamb of God!" (Jn. 1:36)

"Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah . . ." (Rev. 5:5).

Jacob said, “Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s children shall bow down before you. Judah is a lion’s whelp; from the prey, my son, you have gone up.

 He bows down, he lies down as a lion; and as a lion, who shall rouse him? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people” (Genesis 49:8-10).

In this passage God looked at Judah as a strong warrior and likened him to a young lion sleeping in its den after devouring its prey. Perhaps it was this strength of character and determination that God foresaw in this tribe that influenced Him to choose Judah to be His lawgiver and the tribe from which His Son would later be born (Hebrews 7:14).

Our Rock

 

When we were little, most of us were told the story of, "David and Goliath," and how he defeated the giant with a little stone, but did you know another stone of God would come on the scene? 

That stone would also save David's life. It's called the, "Rock of Ages!" You see, David would face another giant in the future and like Goliath, he hated the one true God - his name is called, "Sin."