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 118:22-23,
"The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes."
Jesus quoted this passage when he told the parable of the tenants. The parable is about a man who planted a vineyard, rented it out and moved away. At harvest time he sent a servant back to collect his share of the harvest. However, the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty handed. The vineyard owner then sent another servant and they treated him the same way as the first. He sent a third servant and when that one was treated the same way he sent his son. The tenants decided to kill the son and when they did so the owner came himself and put the tenants to death. The parable can be found in Matthew 21, Mark 12, and Luke 20.
After telling the parable Jesus then quoted Psalm 118, our passage above. His point was that God the father sent his Son for a harvest among mankind, but when the Jews rejected Jesus Christ, they fulfilled the passage in Psalm 118. Just as the vineyard owner gave his vineyard to others (after killing the previous tenants), so God opened up the gospel message to all mankind: the gospel about his Son, the cornerstone of the kingdom of God who was rejected by the Jews.
These verses in Psalm 118 also remind me of a passage in Romans 9:33 where Paul quotes Isaiah 8:14 and Isaiah 28:16, "See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame." In this passage the stone is Jesus Christ (just as in Psalm 118:22-23), and makes the point that people stumble over this stone if they fail to place their faith in Jesus Christ. In 1 Peter 2:4-8 Peter quoted both the passage in Psalm 118 and what we find in Isaiah 8 and 28.
Peter makes the point, "Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe... They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for." 1 Peter 2:7, 8.
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"The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes."
Jesus quoted this passage when he told the parable of the tenants. The parable is about a man who planted a vineyard, rented it out and moved away. At harvest time he sent a servant back to collect his share of the harvest. However, the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty handed. The vineyard owner then sent another servant and they treated him the same way as the first. He sent a third servant and when that one was treated the same way he sent his son. The tenants decided to kill the son and when they did so the owner came himself and put the tenants to death. The parable can be found in Matthew 21, Mark 12, and Luke 20.
After telling the parable Jesus then quoted Psalm 118, our passage above. His point was that God the father sent his Son for a harvest among mankind, but when the Jews rejected Jesus Christ, they fulfilled the passage in Psalm 118. Just as the vineyard owner gave his vineyard to others (after killing the previous tenants), so God opened up the gospel message to all mankind: the gospel about his Son, the cornerstone of the kingdom of God who was rejected by the Jews.
These verses in Psalm 118 also remind me of a passage in Romans 9:33 where Paul quotes Isaiah 8:14 and Isaiah 28:16, "See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame." In this passage the stone is Jesus Christ (just as in Psalm 118:22-23), and makes the point that people stumble over this stone if they fail to place their faith in Jesus Christ. In 1 Peter 2:4-8 Peter quoted both the passage in Psalm 118 and what we find in Isaiah 8 and 28.
Peter makes the point, "Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe... They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for." 1 Peter 2:7, 8.
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 reply and let me know.
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