Jesus – Root of David
Revelation 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Matthew 1 gives an account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. Juda is the great grandson of Abraham. Abraham was the one whom God promised would be the father of many nations that would be blessed through him (Genesis 17). Yet, if we continue to follow the timeline back to the beginning, it will lead us to Adam. To simplify, the root of David must be from the one from whom Adam came, the forefather of human race. Jesus is both the Creator of the universe and source of human life.
