Acts 13:22-23
What is written? (ESV)
And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will. Of this man’s offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.
What does it say?
And after He [God] removed him [Saul as king], He raised up David to be their [Israel’s] King. It was of David, the son of Jesse, that God said He had found a like-minded man that would do all that He commanded. From this man’s offspring, God brought to Isreal a Savior in Jesus, just as He had promised.
What is its immediate context?
Paul’s gospel sermon while in the synagogue in Antioch in Pisidia on the Sabbath day.
How Acts 13:22-23 is applied across Bible answers
Who is the Root of David?
Paul preaches that Jesus is the offspring of Jesse/David, the very fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecy.5
