And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse,
and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him …
Isaiah 11:1-2a KJV
(Jesse was the father of King David. God promised that from David’s lineage would come one born to rule forever. (Samuel 7:16)
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Stanza 2:
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory o’er the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
As Rod of Jesse, springing from the dead stump of the kingly line, the Messiah will free his people, by death and resurrection, from Satan’s tyranny, and make them free forever.
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The people acknowledged Jesus as the Son of David.
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, screaming loudly, “Have mercy and compassion on us, Son of David (Messiah)! Matthew 9:27 Amplified Bible
On Palm Sunday,
Because this is who Jesus is.
O Root of Jesse,
standing as a sign among the peoples;
before you kings will shut their mouths,
to you the nations will make their prayer;
Come and deliver us, and delay no longer.
(unknown)