John 7:42

Different Opinions About Jesus

⁴¹ Others were saying, “This is the Christ.” Still others were saying, “Surely the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He? ⁴² Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” ⁴³ So a division occurred in the crowd because of Him.

Descendants of David

Seed of David

Beth-lehem

Bethlehem

Christ

David

Galilee

John

Messiah

Micah

Micah 5:2

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.
His goings forth are from long ago,
From the days of eternity.”

Matthew 2:5

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:

Luke 2:4

Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

1 Samuel 16:1

Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have selected a king for Myself among his sons.”

Matthew 1:1

The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

Luke 2:11

for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

1 Samuel 16:4

So Samuel did what the Lord said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, “Do you come in peace?”

1 Samuel 16:11-13

And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the children?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep.” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.”

1 Samuel 16:18

Then one of the young men said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one prudent in speech, and a handsome man; and the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 17:58

Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”

Psalm 89:4

I will establish your seed forever
And build up your throne to all generations.” Selah.

Psalm 132:11

The Lord has sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

Isaiah 11:1

Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse,
And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

Jeremiah 23:5

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch;
And He will reign as king and act wisely
And do justice and righteousness in the land.

John 7:27

However, we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He is from.”