MESSIAH, THE PRINCE OF GOD
PSALM 2:1-6
PSALM 2:1-6
Introduction:
The establishment of David upon his throne is the subject of the Psalm. David’s enemies were opposed to his reign and thus were enraged.
However, the psalm has a spiritual parallel, that of the Messiah establishing Himself as the King. The world is not happy about that and Satan His archenemy does everything in his power to thwart the Lord’s mission.
I. THE NATIONS ARE RAGING
A. The people are against God’s Anointed, vv. 1-3;
1. The unbelievers are raging against God, Acts 4:27-28, “For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, 28- For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.”
2. The unbelieving Jews were part of this rebellion, Acts 17:5, “But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.”
B. They wanted to kill the Anointed One, Matthew 21:38, “But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.”
1. The enemy has been called the prince of the power of the very air we breathe in, Ephesians 2:2, “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”
2. He is the god of the world we live in, 2 Corinthians 4:4, “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
C. They want to break loose from the Lord, v. 3; Jeremiah 5:4-5, “Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. 5- I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.”
II. THE LORD IN HEAVEN DERIDES THE NATIONS
A. The God of Heaven laughs at man’s attempts to rebel, vv. 4-6; Psalm 37:13, “The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.”
B. The Lord does as He pleases, v. 4; Psalm 115:3, “But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.”
1. His eyes behold mankind, Psalm 11:4, “The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.”
2. He sees those who have a humble heart, Isaiah 57:15, “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”
C. After God laughs He will speak for the breath of his lips is enough, v. 5.
1. “Here is the end of one of the greatest plots ever formed against God’s chosen. Of thirty Roman emperors, governors of provinces, and others high in office, who distinguished themselves by their zeal and bitterness in persecuting the early Christians, ONE became speedily deranged after some atrocious cruelty, ONE was slain by his own son, ONE became blind, the eyes of one started out of his head, ONE was drowned, ONE was strangled, ONE died in a miserable captivity, ONE fell dead in a manner that will not bear recital, ONE died of so loathsome a disease that several of his physicians were put to death because they could not abide the stench that filled his room, TWO committed suicide, A THIRD attempted it, but had to call for help to finish the work, FIVE were assassinated by their own people or servants, FIVE others died the most miserable and excruciating deaths, several of them having an untold complication of diseases, and EIGHT were killed in battle, or after being taken prisoners.” —Wm. S. Plumer, 1867
2. He speaks of His wrath, Psalm 110:5-6, “The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 6- He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.”
D. Yet Jesus reigns, He is the King, v. 6; Revelation 19:16, “And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
1. God says, “He is My King,” Psalm 89:27, “Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.”
2. God says, “He shall rule over My holy hill,” Mount Zion, Psalm 48:1-2, “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. 2- Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”
3. This is God’s desire, Psalm 132:13-14, “For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14- This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.”