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Jesus Christ would come from David’s family and be heir to David’s throne.

The Old Testament makes reference to Jesus Christ coming from the line of King David. A few are as follows Samuel was written about 900bc:-

2 Samuel chapter 7 verses 12-14a When your (King David) days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.  He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.  I will be his father, and he will be my son.

Psalms 89 verses 3-4 you said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant, I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.'”

Isaiah chapter 9 verses 6-7  For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.

Isaiah chapter 11 verses1-5 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him– the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD–  and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.  Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist.

We then turn to the New Testament and Matthew records the genealogy of Jesus Christ.  Matthew was written about 60ad some 800 years after Isaiah.

Matthew chapter 1 verse 1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:

The book of Luke written around 60-64ad says:-

Luke chapter 2 verses 4-7 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.  He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.  While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Again in the book of John we read about Jesus being from David’s line:-

John chapter 7 verse 42  Does not the Scripture say that the Christ will come from David’s family and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?”

Jesus Himself claimed to be a descendant of king David.  The apostle John records it in the book of Revelation written about 95ad:-

Revelation chapter 22 verse 16  “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”

There can be little doubt that Jesus Christ descended from the line of King David.  You can read two genealogies one in Matthew chapter 1 and one in Luke chapter 3.  Both genealogies trace Jesus ancestry back to sons of King David:  In Matthew through Solomon and in Luke through Nathan.  It is believed that the genealogy in Matthew traces back Joseph’s line and that of Luke, Mary’s line.  They both come from the line of David in Israel family lines are traced back through the mother rather than the father.  So, the fact that Joseph wasn’t Jesus’ birth father doesn’t negate His lineage to King David.  Matthew’s version also states that Mary was the mother of Jesus and that Joseph was her husband.  It doesn’t affirm Joseph as Jesus’ father.  Heli in Luke’s version is believed to be Mary’s father.

All Biblical references taken from the NIV