But in Genesis 49:10 a glimpse is given of how God’s promises to Abraham will be fulfilled through the king: The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his. —GENESIS 49:10 This promise helps make sense of why David’s rule is understood through the lens of the Abrahamic promises. God’s king would come from the tribe of Judah, and his rule would be eternal and universal over all people. The Bible continually hints that this rule would include gentiles. For example, God
...more
