&Ldquo;delight in God’s Son”
by Jesus is the Key to a fruitful and blessed life. He is the Way to heaven even eternal life. If you submit to Him, He will lift you up and bless you beyond your wildest dream!
Today, we are going to study a very special psalm, Psalm 2. It is a royal psalm; that is, one that is used for the coronation of Davidic kings. But later, it came to be known as a messianic psalm because it highlights the announcement of the coming exalted royal Son of God, His Anointed One, the Messiah. As I have shared to you last Sunday, the Book of Psalms was highlighted by our Lord Jesus, in Luke 24 as one that prophesied or teaches about the coming Messiah. Thus, this Book is a very important book in understanding the work and ministry of the coming Savior and Messiah even our Lord Jesus Christ. Psalm 2, as part of the introduction of the Book of Psalms, together with Psalm 1, teaches us to submit our life to the coming Messiah. If Psalm 1 teaches us to Delight in God’s Word, Psalm 2 teaches us to Delight in God’s Son. We are to enthrone Him as King in our heart.
The opening verses of Psalm 2 (vv. 1-3) tell us of the rebellion of the nations against the Lord. But the Lord, in spite of man’s rebellion, is still Lord of the universe. He reigns as Creator and Lord of all.
A. THE FATHER REIGNS OVER ALL.
1) He scoffs at man’s rebellion (v. 4).
“The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them…”
As the sovereign Lord, He scoffs at man’s rebellion. To “scoff” is to “mock” or to “laugh at.” Indeed, this is ridiculous because how can the pot rebel against the potter? How can such mere puny creature tell His Creator, “I hate you and don’t want to obey you?” This is scandalous! But unfortunately, this is what mankind did to God. We rebelled and disobey the Lord and we are now reaping the consequences of our rebellion and sins.
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