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Psalm 2
The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom
2 Why do the [a]nations [b]rage,
And the people plot(imagine) a [c]vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed,[d]saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
6 “Yet I have [e]set My King
[f]On My holy hill of Zion.”
7 “I will declare the [g]decree:
The Lord has said to Me,
‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 You shall [h]break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 [i]Kiss the Son, lest [j]He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
Psalm 2 can be described as “Four Distinct Voices of Personification Speaking”
The Resistance of the Nations to YHWH & His Anointed (Vs. 1-3)
YHWH Laughing Mockingly at the Nations Futile Resistance To Him & Responding that He Has His Own King To Exalt(Vs. 4-6)
Jesus , God’s Anointed King Declares Himself To The Nations(Vs. 7-9)
The Psalmist exhorts Leaders of The Nations They must Worship & Reverence The Lord & His Son lest they incur His Righteous Anger (Vs. 10-12)
PSALM 2:2-3
2 Why do the [a]nations [b]rage,
And the people plot(imagine) a [c]vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed,[d]saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
The Resistance of the Nations to YHWH & His Anointed (Vs. 1-3)
Vs. 1) “Why do the Nations rage”(To tumultuously assemble)…..
Ps. 46:6, Lk. 18:32, Acts 4:25,Acts 17:5,Lk.21:25
“Plot/Imagine” a vain thing…
Ge. 6:5-7 5 Then [a]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that...
The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom
2 Why do the [a]nations [b]rage,
And the people plot(imagine) a [c]vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed,[d]saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
6 “Yet I have [e]set My King
[f]On My holy hill of Zion.”
7 “I will declare the [g]decree:
The Lord has said to Me,
‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 You shall [h]break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 [i]Kiss the Son, lest [j]He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
Psalm 2 can be described as “Four Distinct Voices of Personification Speaking”
The Resistance of the Nations to YHWH & His Anointed (Vs. 1-3)
YHWH Laughing Mockingly at the Nations Futile Resistance To Him & Responding that He Has His Own King To Exalt(Vs. 4-6)
Jesus , God’s Anointed King Declares Himself To The Nations(Vs. 7-9)
The Psalmist exhorts Leaders of The Nations They must Worship & Reverence The Lord & His Son lest they incur His Righteous Anger (Vs. 10-12)
PSALM 2:2-3
2 Why do the [a]nations [b]rage,
And the people plot(imagine) a [c]vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed,[d]saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
The Resistance of the Nations to YHWH & His Anointed (Vs. 1-3)
Vs. 1) “Why do the Nations rage”(To tumultuously assemble)…..
Ps. 46:6, Lk. 18:32, Acts 4:25,Acts 17:5,Lk.21:25
“Plot/Imagine” a vain thing…
Ge. 6:5-7 5 Then [a]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that...
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