In the Bible we read of family records that were the original genealogy sources. People knew where they came from, they knew their kin. The 12 tribes of Israel were first outlined in Genesis, and from these 12 came an entire nation.

 

Even Jesus came from somewhere!

 

One of the Bible’s patriarchs, Jacob, had a son named Judah. The father calls the son a lion’s cub, and blesses him. Judah is told he will have favor in his family.

 

1 Timothy 1:17 says, “All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen.”

 

It is from this family of Judah that Jesus would come. There is even an interesting prophecy about this in Genesis 49; you should read it sometime.

 

In fact, Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, and so symbolically, He becomes the ‘Lion of the Tribe of Judah,’ and will return one day to Earth as a conquering King, the greatest one of all time.

 

The very name, the Lion of Judah, carries with it power and majesty. How thankful we are that it is Jesus’ name.

 

Let’s pray.

 

Lord, we love you for many reasons. We love you and we thank you that the things you tell us will happen do in fact take place. In Jesus’ name, amen.