Psalm 2 paints a picture of earthly kings standing in opposition to God (vv1-3). Their plan to rule while ignoring Him will prove to be a futile exercise and, as verses 4&5 indicate, will not end well for these arrogant rulers.
God has a different plan! His plan involves the installation of His own King in Zion (v6). So who is this King?
All is revealed in verse 7: ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten You’. The King who will be appointed by God is His very own Son. Paul quotes this verse when he is preaching in Pisidian Antioch, linking it directly to the resurrection of Jesus when he says, ‘…God has fulfilled this promise to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten You.’ (Acts 13:33). This implies that the appointment of Jesus as King is linked to Him being raised from the dead, as this demonstrated His conquering of all enemies, the last one of which is death (see 1 Corinthians 15:26).
Not only this, but His Son is told that He can ask and will be given ‘the nations for His inheritance and the ends of the earth for His possession’ (v8) and the opposing nations will be crushed and shattered (v9). This idea of inheritance is something the writer to the Hebrews picks up on. The epistle opens with a description of the supremacy of Jesus. He is described as being far greater than the angels because ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten You’ (Hebrews 1:5, quoting Psalm 2:7) and He has ‘inherited a more excellent name’ (1:4).
The king the psalmist describes is not going to be a normal king. He will be the Son who becomes King!
The Psalm then finishes with a reminder that God is worthy of worship, His Son is worthy of honour, and that there is safety for those who seek Him (vv10-12). This is not some tyrant who will be appointed as King, but a righteous ruler who will provide both judgment and mercy.
Further reading: Hebrews 1:1-14
Worship Song:
To think about:
In Romans 8:17 we are told we are co-heirs with Christ. In light of that and the study today where Jesus is given the nations as His inheritance, what is our inheritance in Jesus?
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