Most seeds are tiny little things, yet when planted in good
soil, watered and protected, look what great things can come out of that tiny
little seed.
We’ve established that God had promised that a seed, a descendent of the woman (Eve) would come to us and crush the head of the
serpent, Satan.
He also tells us that that promised seed would come to us
through a man by the name of Abram, or Abraham. [i] The
Apostle Paul wrote in the New Testament:
Now to Abraham and his Seed were
the promises made. He does not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but
as of one, "And to your Seed," who is Christ.[ii]
He would also come down to us through Abraham’s son Isaac, [iii]
and to Isaac’s son, Jacob and his descendants.[iv]
This promised seed would come to us of royal descent. The
bible says that he would descend from the great King, David.[v]
This is reiterated by the prophet Isaiah:
For unto us a child is born, unto
us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name
shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be
no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to
establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The
zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. – Isaiah 9.6-7
When the virgin, Mary, was about to miraculously conceive the
little embryo, who was the Lord Jesus, an angel appeared to her and said:
He shall be great, and shall be
called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne
of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and
of his kingdom there shall be no end. – Luke 1.32-33
Jesus:
He is the seed
of the woman - to redeem lost mankind.
He is the
seed of Abraham - the seed of
God’s Covenant
He is the
seed of Isaac - the
seed of promise.
He is the
seed of Jacob - the
seed of the nation of Israel
He is the seed of David - He would come as the King.
Yet when he came the first time, he would not be born in a
palace but in a stable. He would not wear royal robes but would live among the common
man, the poor and the outcast. He would not sit upon a throne but would sit and
teach the people from a boat or perhaps upon a rock. He would not wear a crown
of gold but had a crown of thorns hard pressed upon his head. This is why he
came – to die for you and me so we would be redeemed from our sin.
One day he will return and reign upon that throne. One day
every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to
the glory of God the Father.[vi]
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