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Seeing Jesus in the Psalm 72

  Psalm 72 “All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.“ Psalm 72:11 NLT Although Solomon might have been proud of his daddy, King David, he could only have been talking about one King to whom all kings will bow and all nations serve. And although Solomon might not have known that He would be named Jesus, he must have known that He was the promised Messiah. So let’s pick through the royal well-wishing rhetoric and find us a King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Psalm 72 ends the second of five books within the Psalms. The chapters that make up the five books are 1–41, 42–72, 73–89, 90–106, 107–150. And we get two pieces of information that will help us understand the Psalm better, first in the title that attributes the Psalm to Solomon and second at the end in verse 20 that probably refers to this second section or book (chapters 42-72) as being the prayers of David.  “Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. “ ...

Seeing Jesus in Psalm 45

Psalm 45 I’m excited about this Psalm since it for me is so clear that it is about Jesus. Whenever I hear about any king in the Bible, history or the news, I know it is a reminder of my King. I like to think about and be reminded of Jesus, my king. I’m so proud to serve Him. So this Psalm points in many ways to the beauty of my King, Jesus. The writers of the Psalm seem to have felt the same way.  Main Point: Jesus is the God King. I see three things that are further developed and revealed about Jesus the king in the Bible.  God makes Jesus the ultimate King. Jesus makes the church His glorious bride Jesus makes His followers rulers with Him. God makes Jesus the ultimate King. The trinity is not easy for us to get a grip on, and then the special nature of Jesus being 100% God and 100% man is just mind-blowing. This is why we often stumble when we try to pick out the details of power and authority in God's description of his King. Thankfully we are not alone in our struggle. Th...