Psalm 2 - A Royal Psalm

A celebration at the coronation of the King in spite of the opposition by the

rebellious peoples around them.

Psalm 2:1-2

 1 Why do the nations rage,         And the people plot a vain thing?

 2 The kings of the earth set themselves,         And the rulers take counsel together,

         Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,

Psalm 2:3

3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces         And cast away Their cords from

us.”

Psalm 2:1-3 - The Rebellion

The King is amazed that the nations would seek to devise a plot destined

to fail.Every King anointed by a prophet was

a "messiah" or "anointed one".

Psalm 2:1-3 - The Rebellion

If that King obeyed God, God would support his rule.

The plans of those opposed were spoiled by God's intervention.

Psalm 2:4-5

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:

Psalm 2:6

 

6 “Yet I have set My King         On My holy hill of Zion.”

Psalm 2:4 - The Response of God

 God is pictured in heaven high above the kings laughing at their plans

against Him.

Psalm 2:5-6 - The Response of God

God's contempt for their plans seen in His response of "wrath".

God instead plans to install His King to put an end to the rebellion.

Psalm 2:5-6 - The Response of God

"Zion" mentions 40 xs in Psalms.

Zion = the temple area, later the entire city of Jerusalem.

"holy hill" = the temple mount.

Psalm 2:5-6 - The Response of God

"When God establishes His King He also subjugates those who oppose His

king."

("The Bible Knowledge Commentary", p. 792)

Psalm 2:7

7 “I will declare the decree:         The LORD has said to Me,

         ‘You are My Son,          Today I have begotten You.

Psalm 2:7 - The declaration

"the decree" = The Davidic Covenant2 Sam. 7:14

When David became king, described as a "father-son" relationship.

"son" = messianic overtones

Psalm 2:7 - The declaration

"You are My son"The king's legitimate right to rule.

"Today"Coronation day

Psalm 2:7 - The declaration

"I have begotten you"The king becoming God's son

Heb. 1:5Acts 13:33-34

Jesus = the Son of David

Psalm 2:8-9

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 break them with a rod of iron;         You shall dash them to pieces like a

potter’s vessel.’”

Psalm 2:8 - The declaration

The adopted son inherits the Kingdom from his "Father".

An invitation to ask for the Kingdom which someday will encompass the

ends of the earth.

Psalm 2:9 - The declaration

All rebellion will be crushed.

Egyptian kings used to smash jars of pottery symbolic of rebellious cities

or nations.

Psalm 2:10-11 - The exhortation

 10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;         Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

 11 Serve the LORD with fear,         And rejoice with trembling.

Psalm 2:12 - The exhortation

12 Kiss the Son, lest 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 2:10-11 - The exhortation

The nations are encouraged to submit before the wrath begins.

God often referred to as the King in the Psalms.

Psalm 2:10-11 - The exhortation

"serve", "rejoice", "fear", and "trembling" = describe the righteous

in worship.

Humility and exaltation, not arrogance and gloom.

Psalm 2:12 - The exhortation

Submit to His rule before you are destroyed.

Psalm 2:12 - The exhortation

Only in the son is there safety from God's wrath.

Three applications #1; David

The Psalm directly involved David and God's covenant to him.

2 Sam. 7:14

Israel is the focal point of God's program for the world.

Gen. 12:1-3

Three applications #2; Jesus

Jesus Christ will rule!

As the Son of David, He will forever rule His kingdom.

Hebrews 1:2, 5-13 - Jesus Christ

1. He is Heir of all things - 32. He is the Son of David - 53. He is to be worshipped - 64. He will reign forever - 8-95. He is the eternal Creator - 10-126. He is waiting His reign - 13

Three applications #2; JesusJesus earned His right to rule!

Matt. 20:20-22Phil. 2:5-11Heb. 12:1-2

Three applications #2; Jesus...and we can share His rule with

Him!Rom. 8:17

2 Tim. 2:11-13 Matt. 20:20-38

Three applications #3; Us!

Revelation 2:25-2725 But hold fast what you have till I

come. 26 And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations—

      

Three applications #3; Us!

   27 ‘ He shall rule them with a rod of iron;

      They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’—

   as I also have received from My Father;

As we move toward the end of humanities' rebellion, we move closer to God's rule, to

the Kingdom of God.

All believers will be there.

David's Son will rule.

Christ will bring in the Kingdom.

The question is...

What do you want your eternity to look like?

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With all the doubts of today, with all of the pain, with the pull of this world, with the pull

of your flesh, with the pull of Satan...

Do you trust Him?

Will you live by faith?

Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him!