Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Psalm 2: The Messianic Reign of the Lord's Anointed


I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, 'You are My Son, today I have begotten You (Ps. 2:7).

Psalm 2:7 refers to the anointed descendant of King David as God's Son, in accordance with the prophecy of 2 Samuel 7:14: I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod  of men and the strokes of the sons of men.

This is the basis of Nathanael's messianic statement in John 1:49: Nathanael answered Him, "  Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."

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