Psalms: The King and His Return (Part 2)

Aaron Hale

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Psalm 2:1–12

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Introduction

Open to Psalm 2, that’s the book of Psalms chapter 2.

On Wednesday we got to meditate on approaching the psalms with an attitude of worship.

This book was

written over 1000 years

many different authors

Is poetry which means it communicates on a picture level.

A picture is worth 1000 words

Lets Read Psalm 2 verse 1 - 12

Psalm 2:1–12 ESV

1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. 5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, 6 “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” 7 I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you. 8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” 10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Transition

The Psalm is in 4 stanzas, four powerful poetic images, but the core question is the one we ended with last time. Calvin said,

“But it is now high time to come to the substance of the type. That David prophesied concerning Christ, is clearly manifest from this, that he knew his own kingdom to be merely a shadow. ... [this leads us] to place our faith beyond the reach of all cavils, [(make petty or unnecessary objections.)] it is plainly made manifest from all the prophets, that those things which David testified concerning his own kingdom are properly applicable to Christ. [1]

It is the sovereignty of God that places our faith beyond cavils. Even if the nations rage and the peoples plot it is in vain because God has decreed. Look at verse 1-3.

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The Peoples Plot in Vain

Psalm 2:1–3 ESV 1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.”

Rage, like a sea tossed in fury

“plot” same Hebrew word as meditate, mumble.

They make deals with each other to defeat the Lord

Who is the Anointed?

“Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.” (Ps 18:50, ESV)

“Paul, a servant (slave) of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord” (Ro 1:1–4, ESV)

“Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” (Ps 2:3, ESV)

Calvin said, “We know how many conspired against David, and endeavoured to prevent his coming to the throne, and from their hostile attempts, had he judged according to the eye of sense and reason, he might have been so full of apprehension, as forthwith to have given up all hope of ever becoming king.”[2]

Before he was King

Saul

Philistines

Amorite

Isreal

After he was King

Absalom

There are many today that plot, in vain against the king.

The world will always plot

Transgenderism

CRT

Secularism fueled by Darwinian Evolution

What about those that are supposedly not of the world?

The downgrade of the infallible authority of scripture

The humanistic gospel

You don’t want to go to hell so just sprinkle on a little Jesus.

“this is the betrayal of the ages” Pastor Reidhead said and he was right. [3]

Those that make Christ servant to their salvation rather then His rulership over it one day will hear the dreaded words, I never knew you.

Transition

Think of verse 4-6, “He who sits in the heavens laughs.”

The Heavens Laugh

Psalm 2:4–6 ESV “4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. 5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, 6 “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”

“heavens laughs” all of the nations, all of the peoples, and all of the rulers making plans is a joke to God.

He holds them in derision

He has blinded there eyes so that see that do not see and hearing they do not hear.

“This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.” (Mt 13:13, ESV)

Think of Pharaoh

These people are to many, lets kill all the males

His daughter adopts one

I am a god, I will not let this people go, rivers of blood

I am a god, I will not let this people go, fire and hail

I am a god, I will not let this people go, Locus

I am a god, I will not let this people go, the first born died

I am a god, I will go a reclaim my slaves, even with the pillar if fire right there, even with the sea parting, drowns in the red sea.

The people of God sang and danced, “the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.

God laughs because their piloting and planning is according to his will and his purpose

The Jews said, we don’t want this king, even pilot knew he was the king of the Jews. But the Jew said, this is not the king we want so we will kill him, but guess what the Apostle Peter said, “this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God.” (Ac 2:23, ESV)

Their plans and schemes to over-throw the God appointed one were all according to God’s definite plan.

“he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”

The picture is all the nations plotting then God speaks and they are unable to answer.

Transition

They have no answer because that King rules, he “break[s] them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” Powerful poetic imagery here, wonderful poetic verse 7-9

The Decree of God Rules All

Psalm 2:7–9 ESV “7 I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you. 8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

The decree of the Lord is that you are my son

This is quoted so many places in scripture

“And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, 33 this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, “ ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’” (Ac 13:32–33, ESV)

“For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? (Heb 1:5, ESV)

God decreed he is the Son, God proved it be razing him from the dead, and God has giving him all power in heaven and on earth. (Matthew 28:18)

He wields that power to the destruction of his enemy.

“You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

The picture is of an army coming against this King with they are raging against him. They have their armor and but his mace smashed through them like pottery.

I love how Calvin explains that David is a type of this warrior Christ. Calvin says, “Of this unconquerable power in war God exhibited a specimen, primarily in the person of David, who, as we know, vanquished and overthrew many enemies by force of arms. But the prediction is more fully verified in Christ, who, neither by sword nor spear, but by the breath of his mouth, smites the ungodly even to their utter destruction.’ [4]

“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.” (Re 19:11–16, ESV)

Transition

Make no mistake, this King cannot be defeated, no one can stand against him, he will come and with him will come the wrath, the fury of all mighty God. There is only one way to be saved from this wrath.

Kiss the son! The final stanza Verses 10 -12.

Serve the Lord with Fear

Psalm 2:10–12 ESV 10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

What does it mean to kiss the Son,

Bow to his Lordship.

Calvin said. “David expresses yet more distinctly what kind of fear and service God requires. Since it is the will of God to reign by the hand of his Son, and since he has engraven on his person the marks and insignia of his own glory, the proper proof of our obedience and piety towards him is reverently to embrace his Son, whom he has appointed king over us, according to the declaration, “He that honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father who hath sent him,” (John 5:23.)” [5]

O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth

The moment you diminish the Lordship of Jesus Christ you become to fool

Did you know that the best president of the united state that operated from a humanistic world view was nothing more than a fool?

democrat or republican, is not the dividing line, the most conservative republican candidate who operates from a worldview where Jesus Christ is less than Lord over everyone of their actions is nothing but a fool and a nation lead by fools is destine to destruction.

When they rebel against the king what should we say?

Why is it that the World has never be able to tolerate Christians?

This message is antithetical to their plotting,

If they are mediating on was against this King do you think you will be liked for reminding them that they owe him their allegiance?

Being Conservative is not enough

There are plenty of Conservatives that are unwarned fools.

Lest we still think for a moment this is still about David.

David didn’t say kiss me, let you parish

David didn’t say Blessed are all who take refuge in me.

No, kiss him, take refuge in him.

Conclusion

Through out the Wednesday series so far we have seen scripture over and over again points to our need for Christ, that means Christ, not as we define him but as he is defined in scripture, the “μονογενής monogenēs” (John 3:16) unique one, only Begotten son of God, and rightful ruler of everything.

“Kiss the Son lest he be angry, and you perish in the way.” (Ps 2:12, ESV)

“because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Ro 10:9, ESV)

Those who have faith in Christ have nothing to fear, God is fighting for them and this is what puts our faith beyond any cavil.

Brothers, make your life, your goal, your purpose declaring the Lordship of Jesus Christ to a dying world.

Benediction

As Psalm 121 verse 7 and 8 says,

Psalm 121:7–8 ESV

7 The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. 8 The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

We are secure in Christ, Amen

References

[1] John Calvin and James Anderson, Commentary on the Book of Psalms, vol. 1 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2010), 11–12

[2] Ibid, 9.

[3]Core Bible Study. “The Most Anointed Preachings Ever Heard.” YouTube. YouTube, November 8, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lru_PgVlho. 16:21

[4] John Calvin and James Anderson, Commentary on the Book of Psalms, vol. 1 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2010), 20.

[5] Ibid, 24.

Bibliography

Calvin, John, and James Anderson. Commentary on the Book of Psalms. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2010.

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