Revelation 5:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Weep

John 20:13

The lion

Genesis 49:9

Numbers 24:9

Hebrews 7:14

The root

Romans 15:12

Hath

Revelation 1:1

Revelation 6:1

General references

Exodus 37:23

Judges 1:2

Revelation 11:16

Bible References

Weep

Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for there is a reward for thy work, saith Jehovah; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

And the Lord, seeing her, was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not;

And all were weeping and lamenting her. But he said, Do not weep, for she has not died, but sleeps.

And Jesus turning round to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me, but weep over yourselves and over your children;

And they say to her, Woman, why dost thou weep? She says to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

The lion

Judah is a young lion; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stoopeth, he layeth himself down as a lion, And as a lioness: who will rouse him up?

He stooped, he lay down like a lion, and like a lioness: who will stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing as to priests.

The root

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify these things to you in the assemblies. I am the root and offspring of David, the bright and morning star.

And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall be fruitful;

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.

concerning his Son (come of David's seed according to flesh,

And again, Esaias says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and one that arises, to rule over the nations: in him shall the nations hope.

Hath

Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified it, sending by his angel, to his bondman John,

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as a voice of thunder, Come and see.

General references

And he made the seven lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.

The LORD said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand."

And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,