The Crown of Messiah Shall Flourish, Part 1

God, having chosen David's family, here promises to bless that also with suitable blessings. (1.) Growing power: …The royal dignity shall increase more and more, and constant additions he made to the luster of it. Christ is the horn of salvation…which God has raised up, and made to bud, in the house of his servant David…. (2.) Lasting honour: I have ordained a lamp for my anointed…That lamp is likely to burn brightly which God ordains. A lamp is a successor, for, when a lamp is almost out, another may be lighted by it; it is a succession, for by this means David shall not want a man to stand before God. Christ is the lamp and the light of the world. (3.) Complete victory: …Let the enemies of all good governors expect to be clothed with shame, and especially the enemies of the Lord Jesus and his government…. (4.) Universal prosperity: …This was to have its full accomplishment in Jesus Christ …Christ's crown shall endure to all eternity and the crowns reserved for his faithful subjects are such as fade not away. – Matthew Henry