Why is jesus called the lion of judah?

The first reference between the Tribe of Judah and a lion occurs in Genesis, when Jacob offers a prophesy related to Judah. The prophesy points to the everlasting kingdom of Jesus. In the book of Revelation, Christ is called the Lion of Judah and the Root of David as reference to both his family line and his triumph. read more

Lion of Judah comes from Genesis 49:9-12 where Jacob called his son Judah a lion’s cub, and prophesied that the Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah and be the ruler over the nations. That makes “Lion of Judah” a Messianic title and since Jesus is the Messiah who will rule the world, He is the Lion of Judah. read more

Judah is the Jewish tribe out of which David came. So was Christ. The Book of Matthew starts off like this, “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. read more