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HOW IS DAVID’S SON HIS LORD?
LORD’S DAY, MAY 5
Psalm 110:1-7
Matthew 22:41-46
“The fear of the LORD
is the beginning of knowledge …”
HOW IS DAVID’S SON HIS LORD?
“The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool” (Ps 110:1). This verse is quoted by our Lord to silence the Pharisees who had badgered Jesus many a time with loaded questions to catch Him.
This is recorded in Matthew 22:41-46, “While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The LORD said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.”
The answer taught us by the Holy Spirit is that the Son of David is God’s Son by the Virgin Birth. So He is called “Lord” by David. If the Jews knew this they would not say no. If they did, then why didn’t they submit to Jesus, the Christ? Instead of catching Jesus, they were caught! The subject of this Psalm is the Priest-King. Although David performed some acts linked to the priesthood, yet he was no priest. He belonged to the kingly tribe of Judah. Moreover David was far too devout a man to thrust himself into the priestly office uncalled.
The Priest-King here spoken of is David’s Lord, who is typified by Melchizedek and looked for by the Jews as the Messiah. He is none other than Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. This Psalm describes the Kingly Priest, His followers, His battles and His victories.
THOUGHT: Puny man tries to outwit God!
PRAYER: Father, pay them back in their own coin.