John Gill wrote:
"This man (Eliakim) was a type of Christ; his name agrees with him which signifies, "my God will raise up".
I agree that the above text is a prophecy of Christ. Christ has "the key of the house of David" and it is the one, above all, who "opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens." Said Christ of himself in the Apocalypse:
“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens.” (Rev. 3: 7)
Not only does Christ the Son of God have the key of David, but he also has other keys.
“I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death."
In the above prophecy Christ the Messiah is likened to a "nail fastened in a sure place." There is much truth conveyed in such a figure. He is the peg that holds the building together. But, he is also the nail or peg upon which to hang things. Think of the pegs upon which a person hangs hats and umbrellas. Upon Christ will hang all the glory of God. That is another wonderful truth about Christ being a nail that is secure.
But, I also like to think of Christ being a nail or peg upon which we can hang all our anxieties, worries, and cares. He invites us to bring our burdens to him and hang them upon him.
"...casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." (I Peter 5: 7)
"Cast your care upon the Lord," or we may say "hang all your burdens upon the Lord." Or, we may say as the old hymn, "tell it to Jesus." Or we may say "what a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear, what a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer."
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