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Seeing Jesus in Psalm 2

Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed.

Psalm 2:12 NLT


Main Point: Jesus is the heavenly anointed King over all the earth who provides refuge from God’s wrath and the injustice of the raging nations. 

  1. God has installed a King (who is Jesus) who rules with heaven’s authority. v.6 
  2. God’s King is in relationship with God. vv. 6 -7 
    • God installs His King on His Holy place (mountain) 
    • God calls His King, His Son. 
    • God gives everything to His King and offers all He could ask for. 
    • God gives His King heavenly authority over all the other rulers of the earth. 
  3. God’s King is a refuge against injustice and righteous judgement. 
    • God recognises the rebellion of the earthly kings as a personal assault and will meet it with wrath. v.1,2,3 
    • God gives the nations and rulers fair warning of his King’s authority. v.4,3,9-12 
    • God’s King is a refuge from the injustice of the raging nations and the ensuing judgement of God’s King. 

 The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed. (NASB 1995) 1 Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us tear their fetters apart And cast away their cords from us!” 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at them. 5 Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify them in His fury, saying, 6 “But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.” 7 “I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. 8 Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.’ ” 10 Now therefore, O kings, show discernment; Take warning, O judges of the earth. 11 Worship the Lord with reverence And rejoice with trembling. 12 Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

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  1. Anonymous20 November, 2023 00:18

    Another great reflection on the centrality of Jesus within this text. Again, as in Psalm 1, it is interesting to see the play on words to paint the picture for our understanding. In this case, I noted the use of many hyperboles to highlight intensity. Given that it was man’s idea and wishes to have earthly kings(1 Sam 8:1), we see in this text how that contrasts sharply with Jesus, Gods anointed king. In verse 1, we see David drawing our attention with the use of a powerful rhetorical question (why do the nations rage and the people devising vain things?) followed by metaphors that reflect the extent of our earthly rebellion.

    I think God is intimidating through the person of David that even before the nations rebelled, he has already anointed his King on his holy mountain. Again, the story of creation from genesis to revelation is intimated in this one chapter with Jesus at the center. I find it truly messianic.

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