Psalm 78:68
But He chose the tribe of Judah [as Israel’s leader],
Mount Zion, which He loved [to replace Shiloh as His capital].
Psalm 87:2
The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel).
Genesis 49:8-10
“Judah, you are the one whom your brothers shall praise;
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
Ruth 4:17-22
The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son (grandson) has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed (worshiper). He is the father of Jesse, the father of David [the ancestor of Jesus Christ].
1 Samuel 16:1
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve for Saul, when I have rejected him as king over Israel?
2 Chronicles 6:6
but I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
Psalm 132:12-14
“If your children will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their children also shall sit upon your throne forever.”
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“Judah, you are the one whom your brothers shall praise;
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
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The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel).
“If your children will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their children also shall sit upon your throne forever.”