The Restoration Of Israel – Jeremiah – Part 9 – Chapter 33:15 – The Remarkable Study Of "The Branch” In Scripture Series

THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL – JEREMIAH – PART 9 – Chapter 33:15 – THE REMARKABLE STUDY OF “THE BRANCH” IN SCRIPTURE

THE STUDY OF “THE BRANCH” IN SCRIPTURE

Jeremiah 33 verse 15. Let us look at a lovely scriptural study of “THE BRANCH”. As we delve into this we shall see the great harmony that is contained in scripture. This is one of the best bible studies in the entire bible.

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{A}. THE BRANCH - THE RIGHTEOUS KING:

{{Jeremiah 33:15. “In those days and at that time I will cause A RIGHTEOUS BRANCH OF DAVID to spring forth, and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.”}}

David’s was the kingly line, and the righteous Branch of David would bear a Son who is The King of the Jews. When He reigns He will execute justice and righteousness on the earth. We have mentioned earlier the great importance of justice and righteousness which is a theme in all the prophets. This will happen when Christ is King over the whole earth.

{{Jeremiah 23:5 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I shall raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign as King and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the earth.}} {{Jeremiah 23:6 “In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely, and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’}}

The righteous Branch will come from David’s line and will reign for 1000 years as King of the Jews and King over the whole earth. He will bring in peace and productivity and righteousness and justice.

{{Isaiah 4:2 “In that day the BRANCH OF THE LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel.”}}

We know that when the Lord rules as King when He returns as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, He will be glorious, and most definitely the pride and adornment of the survivors of Israel through the Tribulation. The glorious Messiah-King is the BRANCH of Jehovah. Also the earth will produce abundantly.

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{B}. THE BRANCH - THE SERVANT:

{{Zechariah 3:6-8 “The angel of the LORD admonished Joshua saying, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘If you will walk in My ways, and if you will perform My service, then you will also govern My house and also have charge of My courts, and I will grant you free access among these who are standing here. Now listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who are sitting in front of you - indeed they are men who are a symbol, for behold, I am going to bring in MY SERVANT THE BRANCH.”}}

This conditional promise has application to Joshua the high priest with the returned people from Babylon, but then stretches beyond that to the promised BRANCH who will come as Servant. Jesus came as the Servant of Jehovah, to do the will of the Father and bring glory to the Father in heaven.

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{C}. THE BRANCH - THE MAN:

{{Zechariah 6:12 “Then say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “Behold, A MAN WHOSE NAME IS BRANCH, for He will branch out from where He is; and He will build the temple of the LORD.”}}

The immediate meaning of this verse is in the days of Joshua the high priest in the time of Zerubabbel, a wonderful godly governor. Although application may partially sit with Joshua, its true fulfillment is the Lord Jesus Christ for He is THE BRANCH. A MAN who is called THE BRANCH. {{Philippians 2:7-8 “but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men, and being found in appearance as a man . . . .”}}

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{D}. THE BRANCH - THE DIVINE SON:

{{Jeremiah 23:5-6 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I shall raise up for David A RIGHTEOUS BRANCH, and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the earth. “In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely, and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’”}}

Verse 6 is speaking of the righteous Branch from verse 5, and states He will be called “the LORD (Jehovah) our righteousness. The Messiah is Jehovah, for Jesus is Jehovah. In His days Judah shall be saved, for after the Church goes, then the Lord takes up His people again and when He comes at the Second Coming He will set out to regather the Jews from all over the world, those who were saved during the Tribulation. In these two verses, THE BRANCH is JEHOVAH GOD. He is the Divine Son.