Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 23:5

5 ¶ Behold, the dayes come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David, a righteous branch , and a king shall reign, and prosper, and shall execute justice, and judgment in the earth .

Though some Interpreters think that Zorobabel may be here intended, who was descended from David, and ruled the people when they came out of Babylon, yet, even the Jewish Doctors themselves, as well as the Christian Interpreters, understand this as a Prophesie, and promise of the Messiah; the Prophesies and Promises of whom are usually ushered in with this par[illegible: 1 letter]icle Behold, to stir up peoples attention, and who also was the Son of David, and who is called the branch, Isa. 4.2. and 53.2. Zech. 3.8. and 6.12. where the reason is also given, he being there called a rod out of the stem of Iesse, a branch out of his root, besides that the application to him of the name King, ordinarily applyed to Christ, never given to Zorobabel, and the term Righteous make it evident, chap. 33.15. he is called a [illegible: 1 word] of Righteousness, which is the same with the Righteous Branch, here mentioned, he is called the Righteous [illegible: 1 word], not only because himself was Righteous, therefore called the Righteous One, Acts 3.14. and 13.35. but because he maketh his people Righteous, Isa. 53.11. and 60.21.

Jesus Christ answering the Type of Melchisedeck the King of Salem and who is the King of Kings, 1 Tim. 6.15. shall reign spiritually and shall not be like Ieconiah of whom God said he should not prosper, but he shall prosper and shall execute justice and judgment, protecting the innocent, and defending his people throughout the World, judging the Prince of the World, and by his Spirit governing his people so as the Prophet relieveth the people of God under their oppressions, by these latter Kings of Iudah, with the promise of the Kingdom of Christ, an usual argument made use of by the Prophets to comfort the people of God in those dayes against any evils come, or coming upon them.

Marginal references: Isa. 11.1. & 40.11. chap. 33.14, 15. Dan. 9.24. Joh. 1.45.