The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 2:7-9,
"You are my son; today I have become your father. Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces like pottery."
The first part of this passage is quoted by the writer of Hebrews, where he writes of the superiority of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, over the angels. That passage in Hebrews is an amazing statement about him:
"For to which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father'? Or again, 'I will be his Father, and he will be my Son'? And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, 'Let all God's angels worship him.' In speaking of the angels he says, 'He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.' But about the Son he says, 'Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.'" Hebrews 1:5-9. The writer quotes Psalm 2:7, 2 Samuel 7:14, 1 Chronicles 17:13, Deuteronomy 32:43, Psalm 104:4, and Psalm 45:6,7.
In those three verses, the writer of Hebrews quoted 3 psalms as well as three other passages from the Old Testament. It is said that the book of Psalms itself is quoted over 400 times in the New Testament (see "Encountering the Book of Psalms: A Literary and Theological Introduction, Hassell Bullock). This points the the amazing interrelationship between the Scriptures written by the various 40 plus human authors. It also points to the common author of them all: the Holy Spirit.
The apostle Peter reminds us, "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:20-21.
As such, we find many things recorded in the Psalms, as well as the many other books, to be instructive of things to follow. Psalm 2:7-9 is certainly one of these.
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
"You are my son; today I have become your father. Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces like pottery."
The first part of this passage is quoted by the writer of Hebrews, where he writes of the superiority of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, over the angels. That passage in Hebrews is an amazing statement about him:
"For to which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father'? Or again, 'I will be his Father, and he will be my Son'? And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, 'Let all God's angels worship him.' In speaking of the angels he says, 'He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.' But about the Son he says, 'Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.'" Hebrews 1:5-9. The writer quotes Psalm 2:7, 2 Samuel 7:14, 1 Chronicles 17:13, Deuteronomy 32:43, Psalm 104:4, and Psalm 45:6,7.
In those three verses, the writer of Hebrews quoted 3 psalms as well as three other passages from the Old Testament. It is said that the book of Psalms itself is quoted over 400 times in the New Testament (see "Encountering the Book of Psalms: A Literary and Theological Introduction, Hassell Bullock). This points the the amazing interrelationship between the Scriptures written by the various 40 plus human authors. It also points to the common author of them all: the Holy Spirit.
The apostle Peter reminds us, "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:20-21.
As such, we find many things recorded in the Psalms, as well as the many other books, to be instructive of things to follow. Psalm 2:7-9 is certainly one of these.
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
No comments:
Post a Comment