The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 89:33-37,
“I will not take my love from him [David], nor will I ever betray my faithfulness. I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered. Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness— and I will not lie to David- that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun; it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.”
As Ethan, the Ezrahite, views the devastation of David’s throne, likely the sacking of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity of the remaining Jews of 586 B.C., he cries out to the Lord. He observes that the Lord has “rejected… spurned… been very angry with your anointed one. You have renounced the covenant with your servant and defiled his crown in the dust. You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins. All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice… You have put an end to his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.” Verses 38-44.
In his plea to the Lord to relent, as if to remind the Lord of his former love and commitment (covenant) to David’s throne (his line of successors), He extols the Lords faithfulness. Embedded within Ethan’s reasoning with the Lord, the throne of Jesus Christ as the King of kings and Lord of lords clearly comes into view as the ultimate fulfillment of God’s faithfulness to David’s throne. Ethan speaks of God’s faithfulness, that God established it in heaven itself, verse 2, and that David’s line would be established forever, through all generations, verse 4. It is the faithfulness of the Lord that the heavens stand in awe of as they praise the wonders of God, verse 5.
As Israel discovered, a national appetite for sin would not escape the justice of God. Yet, in spite of the judgment of God for Israel’s rebellion against him, God will nevertheless stand firm with his covenant with David. That covenant is assured through the Son of God as he assumes David’s throne as the rightful heir.
The wonderful aspect of all this is that as a co-heir with Jesus Christ, Romans 8:17, I have God’s assurance that no matter what ever may happen, God’s commitment to us is certain, assured and complete! Nothing will ever stand between us as believers and the faithfulness and love of our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ!
What a wonderful thing to meditate on!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We’d love to hear from you!
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