Romans 1:2 (Which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)… I. WHO THEY WERE. Persons — 1. Speaking by special Divine impulse (1 Samuel 10:6; 1 Corinthians 14:1). 2. Employed by God to reveal His will and to foretell future events. 3. Moved to compose and sing hymns to God (Exodus 15:20; 1 Chronicles 25:1). 4. Living in habitual communion with God. II. WHAT THEY PROMISED. Christ and His salvation (Luke 24:27; Acts 3:18; Acts 10:43). 1. By Moses as — (1) The woman's seed (Genesis 3:15). (2) Abraham's seed (Genesis 22:18). (3) Shiloh (Genesis 49:10). (4) The prophet like unto Himself (Deuteronomy 18:15). 2. By David as — (1) His son (Psalm 132:11). (2) His Lord (Psalm 110:1). (3) The Anointed (Psalm 2:2; Psalm 84:9). (4) The Priest-King (Psalm 110:1). (5) The Pierced One (Psalm 22:16). 3. By Isaiah as — (1) The Virgin's Son (Isaiah 7:14). (2) Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God (Isaiah 9:6). (3) Rod out of the stem of Jesse. (Isaiah 11:1). (4) Man of sorrows (Isaiah 53:3). (5) Wounded and bruised Surety (Isaiah 53:5; Isaiah 10:1-12:6). (6) God's righteous Servant (Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 52:13; Isaiah 53:11). 4. By Jeremiah as — (1) The righteous Branch (Jeremiah 23:5). (2) The Lord our Righteousness (Jeremiah 23:6). 5. By Ezekiel as the true David, the Shepherd King (Ezekiel 37:24). 6. By Daniel as Messiah the Prince (Daniel 9:25, 26). 7. By Micah as the Judge of Israel (Micah 5:2). 8. By Haggai as the Desire of all nations (Haggai 2:7). 9. By Zechariah as — (1) The Pierced One (Zechariah 12:10). (2) The Man who was Jehovah's Shepherd and Fellow (Zechariah 13:7). 10. By Malachi as — (1) The Messenger of the Covenant (Malachi 3:1). (2) The Sun of Righteousness (Malachi 4:3). (T. Robinson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)WEB: which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, |
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