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Whose Son Is He?
Intro: Questions and curiosity
some questions grip us and unsettle us enough that they prompt us to change
I want to start in
Introduce the scene: Jesus is in a debate of sorts.
Asks them this question.
And they seem eager to answer.
but then something happens.
Hmm.
They were certain there was a Messiah who would come.... and that it was David’s son.
What is Jesus getting at?
uhhh… the next verse says
Hook
“What do you think about the Messiah?”
Is this an easy question?
I would like us to linger here this morning.
And look deeper into the understanding and expectations that people had of the Messiah.
I’m hoping that as we do we will encounter our own presuppositions and be refreshed as we encounter the glory of God in the face of the Messiah.
Book
To do so our journey begins with trip back into the old testament.
I wondered how where the Pharisees so ready with their answer that the Messiah was gonna be the son of David.
The promises made to King David about the eternal nature of his kingdom and throne-
2 Samuel 7
affirms this understanding
affirms this understanding
Sits on the throne of David.
Isa.
9:7.
Eze.
37:24, 25.
Luke 1:32.
Acts 2:30
The Messiah sits on the throne of David
NT affirms this understanding
So why did the Psalm Jesus quoted throw them off so much?
And so our journey continues with trip back the old testament Psalm that Jesus quotes.
By the way this is the most quoted OT verse in the NT
Let’s take a look at this Psalm.
Read it aloud.
Transition:
Psalms 110:1
so how many of you have the tradition on Christmas morning of reading this Psalm?
Or when you think of Christmas your mind goes to ?
Well let’s look a the first half of the Psalm.
The King
Flow:
so I want to look at a couple images from this section of scripture.
What do you think of these phrases.
What would you be thinking if you were a Hebrew exiled in Babylon when these Psalms were being read?
Now how about this… let’s jump ahead to the bool of Revelation to see another depiction of the Messiah with similar language.
Look for any links.
extend Your mighty scepter from Zion
rule over your surrounding enemies
Revelation 19:11-16
Revelation 19
Transition:
Well now let’s look a the second half of the Psalm.
Well let’s look a the first half of the Psalm.
The Priest
What is the role of a priest?
What is the role of a High Priest?
Who can be a priest?
psalm 110:4-7
swearing an oath that’s a big deal
the judge the nations?
the judging the nations?
the judge? the right hand
heaping and crushing?
the day of His anger?
victory over the enemies?
Is this a description of the priest?…
well, it still sounds a bit like a conquering warrior… but then again… let’s take a look
David prophesies that an eternal priest like Melchizedek will come, this is an oath, unshakeable.
Heb.
5:6.
Heb.
6:20.
Heb.
7:15, 17.
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His priestly role, is this a contrast.
The Lord is at Your right hand
It’s a bit confusing to place who is the “your” that this refers to.
The Lord is at whose right hand?
What does it mean to have one at your right hand?
see end of Pslam 109, and vs 6
In verse 6 the Psalmist prayers for a corrupt person to stand at the right hand of David’s enemy.
In the courtroom, David is wanting a bad lawyer to stand for his enemies defense.
He wants his enemies to be found guilty.
And at the end of the Psalm David asks for God to stand at his right hand.
To defend him from the enemies, those who would condemn, from accusation.
Psalm 109:
So what?
Summary: The Lord at your right hand is a matter of having a defender in your court hearing.
Someone who will intercede.
He is willing to enter the courtroom at your right hand, as a defendant that stands accused, and intercede for you.
In this way, this becomes a picture of the role of a priest.
We’ll get there in a moment.
In verse 5.
I think the Psalmist say The Lord is at your right hand.
Implies that the work the Messiah carries out is done in the righteousness of the LORD.
There is no condemnation for this justice that is being executed.
The enemies, the nations being destroyed the bodies being heaped up - there is no room left to question it’s righteousness because the LORD is at the right hand here.
The judgement that the Messiah exercises is sanctioned by the LORD and defended as correct.
The High Priest
for 1) He became the sacrifice for sins
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