📖 Biblical Definition
A Messianic title rooted in the Davidic covenant (2 Sam 7:12-16), in which the Lord promised David an everlasting throne through his offspring. Throughout Matthew's Gospel, the title is applied to Christ — in His genealogy (Matt 1:1), by the blind men begging mercy (Matt 9:27), by the Canaanite woman (Matt 15:22), by the children at the Triumphal Entry (Matt 21:15), and by the Pharisees as a Messianic test in Matthew 22:42.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
SON OF DAVID, n.
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A scriptural Messianic title; in the New Testament, applied to Christ as the heir of David.
📖 Key Scripture
Matthew 1:1 — "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham."
Matthew 9:27 — "Two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us."
Matthew 21:9 — "Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord."
Romans 1:3 — "Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity sometimes detaches Christ from Israel; Son of David ties Him to the covenant.
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The title Son of David is heavy with covenantal freight. The Lord swore by Himself to David that one of his sons would sit on the throne forever. Centuries pass; the kings of Judah collapse; the throne is empty for half a millennium; the line is preserved through obscure carpenters and exiles. Then a virgin in Nazareth conceives, and the angel announces: the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David (Luke 1:32).
Modern Christianity sometimes detaches Christ from Israel, treating Him as a pure spiritual figure of universal religion. Son of David refuses the detachment. He is the Jewish Messiah, the heir of a covenant the Lord swore on oath. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; the Son of David is coming back to His own city.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
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Usage
"Modern Christianity detaches Christ from Israel; Son of David ties Him to the covenant."
"He is the Jewish Messiah, the heir of a covenant the Lord swore on oath."
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; the Son of David is coming back to His own city."