230101 Psalm 2: Seek Refuge in Christ Alone

How Blessed Are All Who Take Refuge in Yahweh’s Anointed

To Do’s:

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Find comparable craziness in the world today

Canada’s unanimous vote to shut down preaching a Biblical understanding of gender and sexuality

Bakers forced to make cakes for same sex couples

Respect For Marriage Act - dissenting churches can lose their tax exempt status giving activists tools by which they can harass churches

supported by 12 republicans

The Equality Act requires single sex spaces to include anyone based on self identified gender

303 Creative v. Elenis Christian Website designer who objected to Colorado law forcing her to create messages supporting same sex

I. Rebellion

Psalm 2:1 Why do the nations rage And the peoples meditate on a vain thing?

Psalm 2:2 The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against Yahweh and against His Anointed, saying,

Psalm 2:3 “Let us tear their fetters apart And cast away their cords from us!”

Themes

Messianic - the Lord’s Anointed in the Christ

Rejection of the Messiah

Doctrine

Inspiration - this passage is said to be directed by God’s Holy Spirit

Theology

How does this support my Main Point

Does anything in here detract from my main point

Observation

Attributed to David through the Holy Spirit in Acts by Peter and John although not mentioned in the superscript of the text

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Acts 4:25-26 “who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said, ‘WHY DID THE GENTILES RAGE, AND THE PEOPLES DEVISE VAIN THINGS? ‘THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND, AND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS CHRIST.’”

Revelation 11.18 ““And the nations were enraged, and Your rage came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and to give reward to Your slaves—the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.””

Revelation 19.19 “Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with Him who sits on the horse and with His army.”

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Questions

What are the fetters mentioned - the Old Covenant (Law)/The New Covenant(Christ)

II. Response

Psalm 2:4 He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord mocks them.

Psalm 2:5 Then He speaks to them in His anger And terrifies them in His fury, saying,

Psalm 2:6 “But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”

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v6

Ps 99.9 “Exalt Yahweh our God And worship at His holy mountain, For holy is Yahweh our God.”

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III. Report

Psalm 2:7 “I will surely tell of the decree of Yahweh: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.

Psalm 2:8 ‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth as Your possession.

Psalm 2:9 ‘You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like a potter’s vessel.’”

Themes

Doctrine

Bad doctrine: Adoptionism

Theology

How does this support my Main Point

Does anything in here detract from my main point

Observation

Christ is superior to angels per Hebrews

Acts 13.33 He was glorified by God

Revelation uses the psalm in its prophetic sense as Judge and Ruler of the world (ISBE)

Revelation 19:11–21 | 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sits on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; having a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself, 13 and being clothed with a garment dipped in blood, His name is also called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. 15 And from His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may STRIKE DOWN THE NATIONS, and He will RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON; and HE TREADS THE WINE PRESS OF THE WRATH OF THE RAGE OF GOD, the Almighty. 16 And He has on His garment and on His thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of strong men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great.” 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with Him who sits on the horse and with His army. 20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who did the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sits on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

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v7

Acts 13.33 “that 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.’”

He 1.5 “For to which of the angels did He ever say, “YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU”? And again, “I WILL BE A FATHER TO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME”?”

He 5.5 “In this way also Christ did not glorify Himself to become a high priest, but He who said to Him, “YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU”;”

2 Peter 1.17 “For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”—”

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IV. Refuge

Psalm 2:10 So now, O kings, show insight; Take warning, O judges of the earth.

Psalm 2:11 Serve Yahweh with fear And rejoice with trembling.

Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

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Theology

v12 The Anger of God - pictured as a consuming fire

How does this support my Main Point

Does anything in here detract from my main point

Observation

The form of Anger in verse 12 is to “snort?”

Anger is not a choice with God - His Holiness makes Him unable to tolerate or allow sin to go unpunished

His anger is not excessive

God does not the enemy of sinners and doesnt hate them but hates sin all the day long

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