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THE COMING KINGDOM
“Yet I have set My King upon my holy hill of Zion. Happy are all they that take refuge in Him.” — Psa_2:6-12
THE BASIS of this magnificent Psalm is the Reign of Christ. No king of David s line realized its sublime ideal, but the mind of the singer is borne forward to the reign of the Messiah, to whom it is applied in the New Testament (Act_13:33; Heb_1:5).
There are four strophes of three verses each. In Psa_2:1-3, the nations are depicted as assembling and planning revolt. A widespread conspiracy has arisen against the authority of Jehovah, exercised through the Messiah.
In Psa_2:4-6, by a bold metaphor, the absurdity of man’s rebellion is made clear; but the laughter of the Most High is not inconsistent with the tears and sorrow of Jesus, as He beheld Jerusalem, and wept over it. The strenuous resistance by man can never alter the Divine purpose. The hammer cannot break the anvil!
In Psa_2:7-9, the Anointed King discloses His relationship to the Almighty, and claims universal dominion. The Divine Sonship was an eternal fact, but it was openly certified by the Resurrection (Rom_1:3-4). As He left our earth to ascend to His Throne, our Saviour claimed that all power was given to Him in heaven and on earth. His rule is founded, not only on the glory of His essential Deity, but on His suffering and sacrifice. “He became obedient to death, even the death of the Cross… therefore God also hath highly exalted Him.”
In Psa_2:10-12, the Psalmist urges the rebellious to accept the findings of common sense. It is madness to dream of thwarting God’s purpose. Kiss the hand of Jesus outstretched to you in love and forgiveness and take shelter in Him from the wrath to come on the disobedient (Rev_6:16-17).
PRAYER
Behold, Thou commands that I should love Thee with all my heart and soul, with all my mind and strength: Grant Thou me what Thou commands, and command what Thou wilt. AMEN.
GOD’S SON UPON HIS THRONE
This is one of the sublimest of the Psalms, and can find its fulfillment only in our Lord. See Act_4:25; Act_13:33; Heb_1:5; Heb_5:5; Rev_2:27. The mold in which the psalm is cast is highly dramatic.
The determined hate of the peoples, Psa_2:1-3
Rage conveys the idea of gesticulations and cries of frenzy. For Psa_2:2, see Luk_23:12-13; Act_4:25-26.
The divine tranquillity, Psa_2:4-6
The scene shifts to heaven. In spite of all, the eternal purpose moves on. I have set-that is, “anointed.” “Messiah” and “Christ” alike mean anointed, Act_10:38.
The manifesto of Messiah, Psa_2:7-9
Before time began, He was the only begotten Son of God, Joh_17:5. But His sonship was declared at His resurrection, Act_13:30-37. The world is His, to be won by the Cross and intercession.
Overtures of peace, Psa_2:12
Kiss, 1Sa_10:1. This psalm closes as the first began, “Oh, the blessedness!”
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