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Genesis chapter 49 verse 10, the scepter shall not depart from Judah,

nor the rulers staff from between his feet until tribute comes to him, and to him shall be

the obedience of the peoples. This is a promise given from Jacob to Judah

as Jacob was about to die, looking to Judah's future. In the verse right before this,

Jacob says, Judah is a lion's cub. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as a lion

as who dares rouse him. That's where we get the imagery in Revelation chapter 5,

talking about how Jesus is the lion of Judah. So as a reminder, this is a promise given to Judah

that a king will come from his line. So this is verse 10, the scepter shall not depart from Judah,

and eventually you trace the lineage of Judah all the way to King David in the Old Testament,

and then you keep going all the way to King Jesus in the New Testament. This is a promise

that Jesus, the king of kings, will come from Judah's line. Here we are in the first book in the

Bible. We have this promise of Jesus the King coming from Judah and listen to the language.

The scepter shall not depart from Judah nor the ruler staff from between his feet until tribute

comes to him and to him to this one from Judah's line shall be the obedience of the peoples.

Shall be the obedience of the nations, which is why in Revelation chapter 5, verse 9,

when you see Jesus depicted as the lion of Judah and lamb who is slain for the sins of people

from every nation, every tribe, every people group, every language gathered around the throne,

singing his praises, the obedience and the worship of the peoples. And so in each of our lives,

the lion of Judah, Jesus, the king of kings is worthy of worship and not just in each of our lives.

He is worthy of worship among all the peoples, among every people group in the world, which is why

we pray regularly in this podcast. And I exhort you regardless of whether or not we pray together

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