“the lord said to my lord…” psalm 110. the lord said to my lord ( vs. 1 ) david speaks with...
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“The Lord Said to My Lord…”Psalm 110
The LORD Said to my Lord (vs. 1)
• David speaks with hope!• LORD (YHWH) said to my
Lord (Adonai)• “Sit at My right hand…”
The LORD Said to my Lord (vs. 1)• Clearly Messianic• Matt. 22:42-46 (Mark 12:35-
37, Lk. 20:42-43)• Jesus declares that the Messiah (who
would descend from David) by his own (David’s) acknowledgment would be greater than him. HOW would that be possible? Jesus is declaring Himself (as the Son of God) greater than David OR predating Him (i.e. God – Immanuel)
The LORD Said to my Lord (vs. 1)
• Clearly Messianic• Acts 2:34,35• On Pentecost, Peter declares
Jesus the fulfillment of this by having been raised from the dead and having ascended to heaven.
The LORD Said to my Lord (vs. 1)
• Clearly Messianic• Heb. 1:13• Describing Jesus, the writer
says He is greater than the angels, because our psalm is spoken in reference to Him.Cf. Heb. 10:11-14, 1:3
The LORD Said to my Lord (vs. 1)• Clearly Messianic• The “right hand of God” – Jesus
is NOW reigning• Luke 22:69• Acts 2:33, 5:31, 7:55-56• Romans 8:34, Eph. 1:20,
Col. 3:1• Heb. 1:3, 8:1, 12:2• 1 Peter 3:22
The Rod of Your Strength (vs. 2-3)
• The LORD would send Him out of Zion
• “The rod of Your strength” From David? Cf. Isa. 11:1
• Out of Zion – Acts 2
The Rod of Your Strength (vs. 2-3)• He will rule in the midst of
Your enemies• A spiritual kingdom John
18:36, Luke 17:21• NOTE: This reign would be with
enemies around. That contradicts premillenial thought of a utopian reign of Christ.
The Rod of Your Strength (vs. 2-3)• Your people shall be
volunteers • Salvation is available to all
1 Tim. 2:4, Gal. 3:27-28• “In the beauty of holiness, from
the womb of the morning”… Possibly the growth of the kingdom (Ac. 2:41, 4:4, Matt. 13:31-33)
Melchizedek (vs. 4)
• The Lord has sworn and will not relent!
• The LORD promised to raise up a prophet, and He ALWAYS keeps His promisesHeb. 6:18
Melchizedek (vs. 4)
• He is Lord and Priest (forever)
• Thus one would be raised who could FULLY accommodate the people.
• HOW?
Melchizedek (vs. 4)
• Melchizedek • Also quoted in the New
Testament – Heb. 7:17, 20, 5:6, etc.
• HOW?
Melchizedek (vs. 4)
• Melchizedek • Mentioned 9 times in
Heb. 5-7• The point of the writer is that
Jesus is our High Priest, but NOT after the Levitical order.
Melchizedek (vs. 4)• Jesus was of Judah• He could NOT serve as a priest on
earth.• His priesthood was different.• Melchizedek – Gen. 14:18
a priest of the Most High God, Heb. 7:1-3 – without genealogy, beginning or end, thus a perpetual priesthood
• A priesthood GREATER than Levi (cf. Heb. 7:4-10, esp. 7)
Melchizedek (vs. 4)• SINCE Jesus is High Priest…• There had to be a change of the
Law (cf. Heb. 7:11-28, 8:7-13)
• ALL THIS goes back to a prophecy made by David about 1000 years earlier!
The Lord at Your right hand (5-7)• The Lord will carry out His
will.• A picture of judgment (John
12:47-48, 5:22-23)• The wicked will be punished
(including kings)• Vs. 7, He will not cease until
He is finished (cf. 1 Cor. 15:24-26)
Is Jesus your Lord and your Priest?