Rev 5:5 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 5. The Lion of the tribe of Juda ] Jesus Christ, who sprang from this tribe, as his genealogy proves; see on and . There is an allusion here to , Judah is a lion's whelp ; the lion was the emblem of this tribe, and was supposed to have been embroidered on its ensigns. The Root of David ] See . Christ was the root of David as to his Divine nature ; he was a branch out of the stem of Jesse as to his human nature . Hath prevailed ] By the merit of his incarnation, passion, and death. To open the book ] To explain and execute all the purposes and decrees of God, in relation to the government of the world and the Church.

‏ Revelation of John 5:5

Verse 5. The Lion of the tribe of Juda] Jesus Christ, who sprang from this tribe, as his genealogy proves; see on Mt 1:2, 3 and Lu 3:33. There is an allusion here to Ge 49:9, Judah is a lion's whelp; the lion was the emblem of this tribe, and was supposed to have been embroidered on its ensigns.

The Root of David] See Isa 11:1. Christ was the root of David as to his Divine nature; he was a branch out of the stem of Jesse as to his human nature.

Hath prevailed] By the merit of his incarnation, passion, and death.

To open the book] To explain and execute all the purposes and decrees of God, in relation to the government of the world and the Church.