Have you ever wondered why Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, was chosen as the tribe that the Messiah would descend from? Out of twelve sons, why was Judah the chosen one? Before Jacob died, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, he prophesied over each of his sons. But the words that rested upon Judah were indeed special. “The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his…” Despite centuries of Israel’s rebellion toward God, their redemption is revealed as the names of the twelve tribes are written on the gates of New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:12). There could be other reasons God chose Judah to be the tribe the Messiah would descend from that we won’t know about until we bow before our King. We do know Jesus fulfilled all these prophecies so specifically that He was born as the King of kings and Lord of lords from the tribe of Judah and the family of David… (READ MORE)

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