I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David;
what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
Isaiah 22:22 NIV
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Stanza 4:
O come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heavenly home.
Make safe the way that leads on high
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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The key of David represents authority as the One who opens and shuts the door in the Davidic kingdom, a prerogative that is Christ’s as the rightful ‘Son of David’. (From the Nelson Study Bible) As the Key of David, he rescues us from hell, locks the door behind us, unlocks the door of heaven, and brings us home.
“Here is what I command you to write to the church in Philadelphia.
Here are the words of Jesus, who is holy and true.
He holds the key of David.
No one can shut what he opens.
And no one can open what he shuts.
Revelation 3:7 New International Reader’s Version
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Emmanuel, God with us.
He who resided in Heaven,
co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit,
willingly descended into our world.
He breathed our air, felt our pain,
knew our sorrows, and died for our sins.
He didn’t come to frighten us,
but to show us the way to warmth and safety.
Chuck Swindoll
