OnceYou spokein visionto Your godlyones,And said,"I have givenhelpto one whois mighty;I have exaltedone chosenfrom the people.
"And eventhe onewho is valiant,whoseheartis like the heartof a lion,will completelyloseheart;for allIsraelknowsthat your fatheris a mightymanand those whoare with him are valiantmen.
Nevertheless I will not takethe wholekingdomout of his hand,but I will makehim rulerallthe daysof his life,for the sakeof My servantDavidwhomI chose,whoobservedMy commandmentsand My statutes;
I was cryingto the LORDwith my voice,And He answeredme from His holymountain.Selah.
My tearshave beenmy fooddayand night,While [they] sayto me alldaylong, "Whereis your God?"
"I have madea covenantwith My chosen;I have swornto DavidMy servant,
For a childwill be bornto us, a sonwill be givento us; And the governmentwill reston His shoulders;And His namewill be calledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,EternalFather,Princeof Peace.
Their leadershall be one of them, And their rulershall comeforthfrom their midst;And I will bringhim nearand he shall approachMe; For whowould dareto riskhis lifeto approachMe?' declaresthe LORD.
saying,"Whatbusiness do we have with each other, Jesusof Nazareth?Have You cometo destroyus? I knowwhoYou are-- the Holy Oneof God!"
As He spokeby the mouthof His holyprophetsfrom of old--
for noprophecywas evermadeby an act of humanwill,but menmovedby the HolySpiritspokefrom God.
that you should rememberthe wordsspoken beforehandby the holyprophetsand the commandmentof the Lordand Savior[spoken] by your apostles.
"And to the angelof the churchin Philadelphiawrite:He who is holy,who is true,who hasthe keyof David,who opensand noonewill shut,and who shutsand no oneopens,saysthis:
Now the LORDsaidto Samuel,"Howlongwill you grieveoverSaul,since I have rejectedhim from beingkingoverIsrael?Fillyour hornwith oiland go;I will sendyou to Jessethe Bethlehemite,for I have selecteda kingfor Myself among his sons."
Then oneof the youngmensaid,"Behold,I have seena sonof Jessethe Bethlehemitewho is a skillfulmusician,a mightymanof valor,a warrior,one prudentin speech,and a handsomeman;and the LORDis with him."
