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Judah was the fourth son of Leah, born after Reuben, Simeon, and Levi <strong>(Genesis 29:35)<\/strong>. King David, King Solomon, and the King of Kings - Jesus Christ&nbsp; - were all descended from this tribe.&nbsp;<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Yes, He is a Lion but more than that He is the Lion of Judah. Judah was the fourth son of Leah, born after Reuben, Simeon, and Levi <strong>(Genesis 29:35)<\/strong>. King David, King Solomon, and the King of Kings - Jesus Christ&nbsp; - were all descended from this tribe.&nbsp;"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>The territory of Judah included Jerusalem. Jacob blessed Judah by proclaiming that Judah would <em>\u201crule over his brothers\u201d<\/em>; be <em>\u201clike a lion\u2019s cub\u201d<\/em>; and that <em>\u201cthe scepter will not depart from Judah\u201d<\/em> <strong>(Genesis 49:8-10)<\/strong>. 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He is our liberator, our hope, and our savior.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"King David was the righteous king - a type of Christ - ordained by God to establish the lineage through which Christ would be born. The Lion of Judah is the righteous eternal ruler that represents God's sovereign rule on earth and in eternity. As long as He reigns we have hope. He is our liberator, our hope, and our savior.&nbsp;&nbsp;"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>Just as Jesus is the Lion of Judah, we are called as His disciples to emulate Him and walk in His ways.&nbsp; We were created in His image and likeness. Just as He exemplifies the characteristics of a lion, we can as well.&nbsp; Whatever your circumstances, whatever you are going through, embrace your call as a disciple of Jesus Christ and reflect His will and ways in the marketplace. Just as He is called to rule through eternity, you are called to walk in dominion in your industry and <a href=\"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/\">business<\/a> sector.&nbsp;<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Just as Jesus is the Lion of Judah, we are called as His disciples to emulate Him and walk in His ways.&nbsp; We were created in His image and likeness. Just as He exemplifies the characteristics of a lion, we can as well.&nbsp; Whatever your circumstances, whatever you are going through, embrace your call as a disciple of Jesus Christ and reflect His will and ways in the marketplace. Just as He is called to rule through eternity, you are called to walk in dominion in your industry and <a href=\"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/\">business<\/a> sector.&nbsp;"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p><strong>My prayer for you today is that God will lead you in His ways so that you may reflect the characteristics of the Lion of Judah and become a cutting-edge leader in your industry or business.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"<strong>My prayer for you today is that God will lead you in His ways so that you may reflect the characteristics of the Lion of Judah and become a cutting-edge leader in your industry or business.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}}],"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"bb_access":{"can_access":true,"restrict_message":null},"app_access":{"can_access":true,"restrict_message":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}