SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 8/2/2012 8:26:34 AM
My Worship Time Focus: Psalm 110 PT-1
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Psalm 110:1-3
Message of the verses: We will begin to look at Psalm 110 in Today’s
SD by looking at several introductions from different Bible Commentators and
then begin to comment on the psalm.
“TITLE: — A
Psalm of David. Of the correctness of this title there can be no doubt, since
our Lord in #Mt 22:1 says, "How then doth David in spirit call him
Lord." Yet some critics are so fond of finding new authors for the psalms
that they dare to fly in the face of the Lord Jesus himself. To escape from
finding Jesus here, they read the title, "Psalm of (or concerning)
David," as though it teas not so much written by him as of him, but he
that reads with understanding will see little enough of David here except as
the writer. He is not the subject of it even in the smallest degree, but Christ
is all. How much was revealed to the patriarch David! How blind are some modern
wise men, even amid the present blaze of light, as compared with this poet
prophet of the darker dispensation. May the Spirit who spoke by the man after
God’s own heart give us eyes to see the hidden mysteries of this marvelous
Psalm, in which every word has an infinity of meaning.
“SUBJECT AND DIVISION: — The
subject is THE PRIEST KING. None of the kings of Israel united these two
offices, though some endeavoured to do so. Although David performed some acts
which appeared to verge upon the priestly, yet he was no priest, but of the tribe
of Judah, "of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning the
priesthood"; and he was far too devout a man to thrust himself into that
office uncalled. The Priest King here spoken of is David’s Lord, a mysterious
personage typified by Melchizedek, and looked for by the Jews as the Messiah.
He is none other than the apostle and high priest of our profession, Jesus of
Nazareth, the King of the Jews. The Psalm describes the appointment of the
kingly priest, his followers, his battles, and his victory. Its centre is verse
4, and so it may be divided, as Alexander suggests, into the introduction,
verses #Ps 106:1-3; the central thought, verse 4; and the supplementary verses,
#Ps 106:5-7.” (Charles H. Spurgeon)
“This psalm contains one of the
most exalted prophetic portions of Scripture presenting Jesus Christ as both a
holy king and a royal High Priest—something that no human monarch of Israel
ever experienced. It, along with Ps.
118, is by far the most quoted psalm in the NT (Mt. 22:44; 26:64; Mk. 12:36;
14:62; Lk. 20:42, 43; 22:69; Ac. 2:34, 35; Heb. 1:13; 5:6; 7:17, 21; 10:13).
While portraying the perfect king, the perfect High-Priest, and the perfect
government Ps. 110 declares Christ’s current role in heaven as the resurrected
Savior (110:1) and His future role on earth as the reigning Monarch
(110:2-7). This psalm is decidedly
messianic and millennial in content.
Jesus Christ (Mt. 22:43, 44) verifies the Davidic authorship. The exact occasion of this psalm is unknown,
but it could easily have been associated with God’s declaration of the Davidic
Covenant in 2Sam.7:4-17.” (The John
MacArthur Study Bible)
“James and Peter both stated that
David wrote this psalm (Matt. 22:43; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42; Acts 2:33-35),
and, since David was a prophet, he wrote it about the Messiah (Acts 2:30; 2Sam.
23:2). He certainly did not write about any of his own descendants, for no
Jewish King was ever a priest, let alone a priest forever (v. 4; 2Chron.
26:16-23). Also, no Jewish king ever
conquered all the rulers of the whole earth (v. 6). The psalm is quoted or alluded to in the New
Testament more than any other psalm, verse 1 at least twenty-five times and
verse 4 another five times. Ten of these
quotations or allusions are in the book of Hebrews alone. Jesus used verse 1 to prove His deity and
silence the Pharisees (Matt. 22:41-46) and also to answer the high priest
during His trial (Matt. 26:64). The
psalm presents two pictures of Messiah from the past—His exaltation as King
(vv. 1-3) and His consecration as Priest (v. 4)—and a third picture from the
future, His victory over the enemies of God (vv. 5-7).” (Warren Wiersbe)
Exaltation:
Jesus is King (vv. 1-3): “1
¶ «A Psalm of David.» The LORD says to
my Lord: "Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for
Your feet." 2 The LORD will stretch
forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of Your
enemies." 3 Your people will
volunteer freely in the day of Your power; In holy array, from the womb of the
dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.”
The actual
way that this psalm begins is “Jehovah says to my Adonai,” and this is God the Father speaking to God the Son. When Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees in
Matthew 22:41-46 He presented a question to them, and the question came from
this section of Scripture. “41 ¶ Now
while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:
42 "What do you think about the
Christ, whose son is He?" They *said to Him, "The son of David."
43 He *said to them, "Then how does
David in the Spirit call Him ’Lord,’ saying, 44
’THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR
ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET"’? 45
"If David then calls Him ’Lord,’ how is He his son?" 46 No one was able to answer Him a word, nor did
anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question.” Dr. Wiersbe answers this question by stating “The
only answer is by incarnation: the
eternal Son of God had to come to earth as a human born into the family of
David (Luke 1:26-38).” He goes on to write, “Had the Pharisees honestly faced
this truth, they would have had to confess that Jesus is indeed the Son of God
come in the flesh, but they refused to do so.”
We see that
the exaltation of Jesus came when He was enthroned at His ascension, and when
this happened the Father made three promises to the Son that are found in this
section of Psalm 110. 1. He would defeat
His enemies (v. 1), 2. He would extend His kingdom (v.2), and 3. He would give
Him a victorious army (v.3). In Joshua
10:24 we see an example of the humiliation of having your enemies being made a
footstool at your feet: “When they
brought these kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and
said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, "Come near,
put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came near and put
their feet on their necks.” Paul speaks
of Jesus in Ephesians 1:22 by saying, “And He put all things in subjection
under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church.” Paul writes the following in the resurrection
chapter 1Cor. 15:” 24 then comes the
end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has
abolished all rule and all authority and power. 25 For He must reign until He has put all His
enemies under His feet.”
Dr. Wiersbe
writes “Today, the Lord has enemies who oppose Hi, but He is sovereign and
rules from His throne even though they refuse to submit. When our Lord was here on earth, the powerful
ministry of the apostles brought defeat to the devil (Luke 10:17-20), and today
His church has victory through Him as we pray, share the Word, and depend on
the Spirit.” He writes this statement in
reference to the second promise God gave to His Son.
We see in
the third promise that there is a promise of God giving a victorious army to
the Son and this will happen when the Lord Jesus Christ returns to planet earth
during the great battle of Armageddon, and while the armies of the world are
fighting each other they will see the Lord Jesus coming back to earth with His
army made up of (what I believe to be) the raptured saints that went to be with
the Lord at the rapture of the Church spoken of in 1Thes. 4:13-18. The second
coming of Christ is described in Revelations chapter 19:”11 ¶ And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white
horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness
He judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are
a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on
Him which no one knows except Himself. 13
He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The
Word of God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven, clothed
in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.
15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword,
so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a
rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the
Almighty. 16 And on His robe and on His
thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
17 Then I saw an angel standing in the
sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in
midheaven, "Come, assemble for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and
the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and
of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves,
and small and great." 19 And I saw
the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war
against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 And the beast was seized, and with him the
false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived
those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image;
these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone.
21 And the rest were killed with the
sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds
were filled with their flesh.”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: As I continue to mourn the loss of my mother,
but assured that she is now in heaven with the Lord, I look forward to the day
when the Lord Jesus Christ will come for His bride, which was the hope of my
mother, and I look forward to becoming a part of the armies which are in heaven
to return with my Lord Jesus to help Him defeat all of His enemies on that
great day when the Lord Jesus will return to planet earth to set up His
kingdom. Until that day I desire to be
faithful in telling others about how they too can become part of that heavenly
army to one day return to planet earth and reign with Jesus Christ.
My Steps of Faith for
Today: “But we do not want you to be
uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve
as do the rest who have no hope.”
Memory verses for the week:
2Peter 1:1-8
1.
Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus
Christ,
To those who have received a faith
of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus
Christ: 2. Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of
Jesus our Lord; 3. Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything
pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called
us by His own glory and excellence. 4. For by these He has granted to us His
precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you can become partakers of
the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.
5. Now for this reason also,
applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your
moral excellence, knowledge 6. and in your knowledge self-control, and in your
self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, 7. and in your
godliness brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. 8. For
if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither
useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8/2/2012 10:41:37 AM
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