O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel;
qui aperis, et nemo claudit; claudis, et nemo aperit:
veni, et educ vinctum de domo carceris,
sedentem in tenebris, et umbra mortis.
O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel;
you open and no one can shut; you shut and no one can open:
Come and lead the prisoners from the prison house,
those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
In the beginning, God… walked fully and freely with His image-bearing creation, Adam and Eve. But Adam and Eve made a choice that has brought death and separation into that relationship between God and humanity. But God. Promising that there would be One who would come to make a way for humanity to once again walk fully and freely in the presence of God. The One who lives to make intercession on our behalf, with whom our lives are secure, never to be snatched from the all-consuming love of God. He is the key of David.
'And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.' - Isaiah 22:22
'Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.' - Isaiah 9:7
'...to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.' - Isaiah 42:7
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