WATCHMAN33
Eliakim receives a ceremonial key upon his shoulder in a Jerusalem royal courtyard.
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Fulfilled

The One Who Holds the Key of David

Isaiah says Eliakim will bear the house of David’s key, opening and shutting with delegated authority.

PRIMARY PROPHECY

Isaiah 22:20–23

20¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

21And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

22And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.

23And I will fasten him [as] a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.

THE HISTORICAL CONNECTION

The prophetic text and its New Testament horizon

New Testament fulfillment

Jesus' resurrection and ascension, commonly dated around AD 30–33

AUDITABLE EVIDENCE

Sources & further reading

Historical facts and interpretive background are kept as structured citations so links can be checked and maintained over time.

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Primary source

Featured Dead Sea Scrolls, including the Great Isaiah Scroll

Israel Antiquities Authority

Official collection record for an ancient manuscript witness to this Old Testament book. It supports the text’s antiquity and transmission context, not the claimed fulfillment by itself.

Checked September 11, 2026
How to read this file

The sources establish the historical record and provide background on the biblical passage. The conclusion that these events fulfill prophecy is the stated interpretation of Watchman 33.