Psalm 2

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Psalm 2

• The Nations Rage
• But The Messiah Reigns

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Psalm 1 2 Compared

• Central theme in both Antagonism between the
  righteous and the wicked
• Individual level in chapter 1
• Kingdom level in chapter 2
• Two paths godly or ungodly
• Psalm 1 2 serve as an introduction
• Following 148 Psalms are an unfolding,
  consequence and manifestation of these two
  diametrical choices

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Historical or Messianic Fulfillment?

• David and Solomon are favorites for a historical
  fulfillment but without biblical support
• This Psalm is certainly Messianic
• 7 New Testament quotations all give application
  of this Psalm to Jesus the Christ (Acts 424-28)
  (Acts 1332-33) (Heb.15) (Heb.55) (Rev.227
  125 1915)

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Outline of Psalm 2

• Psalm 2 is a song with four stanzas
• First, we hear from the Nations (vs.1-3)
• Second, we hear from the Father (vs.4-6)
• Thirdly, we hear from the Son (vs.7-9)
• Finally we hear from the Spirit through the
  Psalmist (vs.10-12)

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The Nations Rage (vs.1-3)

• Why would anyone rebel against God?
• He holds mans destiny in His hand
• Consider the goodness and severity of God
  (Rom.1122) (Rom.58) (Rom.831-32) (2Thess.16-9)

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Romans 1122

• Therefore consider the goodness and severity of
  God on those who fell, severity but toward you,
  goodness, if you continue in His goodness.
  Otherwise you also will be cut off.

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Romans 58

• But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
  that while we were still sinners, Christ died for
  us.

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Romans 831-32

• 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God
  is for us, who can be against us?
• 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but
  delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not
  with Him also freely give us all things?

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2 Thessalonians 16-9

• 6 since it is a righteous thing with God to repay
  with tribulation those who trouble you,
• 7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us
  when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with
  His mighty angels,

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2 Thessalonians 16-9

• 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who
  do not know God, and on those who do not obey the
  gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 9 These shall be punished with everlasting
  destruction from the presence of the Lord and
  from the glory of His power,

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The Nations Rage (vs.1-3)

• Why would anyone rebel against God?
• He holds mans destiny in His hand
• Consider the goodness and severity of God
  (Rom.1122) (Rom.58) (Rom.831-32)
  (2Thess.16-9)
• Why would the multitudes choose the broad path to
  destruction when the right path seems so obvious?
  (Matt.713-14)

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The Nations Rage (vs.1-3)

• The fool seeks escape from restraint and
  responsibility (Psa.141)

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Psalm 141

• The fool has said in his heart, "There is no
  God." They are corrupt, They have done abominable
  works

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The Nations Rage (vs.1-3)

• The fool seeks escape from restraint and
  responsibility (Psa.141)
• Bands (bonds) of accountability
• Bands (bonds) of morality
• Bands (bonds) of marriage law
• Bands (bonds) of civil and parental authority
• Do not realize that they are gentle cords with
  bands of love (Hos.114)

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Hosea 114

• I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of
  love, And I was to them as those who take the
  yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them.

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The Nations Rage (vs.1-3)

• The fool seeks escape from restraint and
  responsibility (Psa.141)
• Bands of accountability atheist
• Bands of morality
• Bands of marriage law
• Bands of civil and parental authority
• Do not realize that they are gentle cords with
  bands of love (Hos.114)

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The Nations Rage (vs.1-3)

• This rebellion and rejection fulfilled
• When both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the
  Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered
  together (Ac.425-28)

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Acts 425-28

• 25 "who by the mouth of Your servant David have
  said 'Why did the nations rage, And the people
  plot vain things?
• 26 The kings of the earth took their stand, And
  the rulers were gathered together Against the
  LORD and against His Christ.'

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Acts 425-28

• 27 "For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus,
  whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate,
  with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were
  gathered together
• 28 "to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose
  determined before to be done.

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The Nations Rage (vs.1-3)

• This rebellion and rejection fulfilled
• When both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the
  Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered
  together (Ac.425-28)
• The apostles persecution brought this Psalm to
  their minds (Ac.417-22)
• The prayed, not for the removal of the
  persecution, but for the boldness to continue to
  speak Gods word (Ac.429-31)

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The Nations Rage (vs.1-3)

• As we read the opening words of Psalm 2, we
  should realize
• That being on Gods side will mean opposition
  (2Tim.312) and even hatred (Jn.1518-20)

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John 1518-20

• 18 "If the world hates you, you know that it
  hated Me before it hated you.
• 19 "If you were of the world, the world would
  love its own. Yet because you are not of the
  world, but I chose you out of the world,
  therefore the world hates you.

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John 1518-20

• 20 "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A
  servant is not greater than his master.' If they
  persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If
  they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

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The Nations Rage (vs.1-3)

• As we read the opening words of Psalm 2, we
  should realize
• That being on Gods side will mean opposition
  (2Tim.312) and even hatred (Jn.1518-20)
• That no matter how the nations rage and the
  people plot, it is vain
• That if God is for us, who can be against us
  (Rom.831)

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God Responds (vs.4-6)

• How does God respond to mans rage, rebellion and
  conspiracy?
• Does He quake, tremble, apologize, negate His
  will, alter His plan?
• No! He laughs, He scoffs, He distresses them in
  their schemes! (vs.4-5)

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God Responds (vs.4-6)

• The rejection of Jesus did not thwart Gods plan
  or purpose to establish His kingdom it
  accomplished it! (Ac.222-24,26)

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Acts 222-24,36

• 22 "Men of Israel, hear these words Jesus of
  Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by
  miracles, wonders, and signs which God did
  through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also
  know--
• 23 "Him, being delivered by the determined
  purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken
  by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to
  death

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Acts 222-24,36

• 24 "whom God raised up, having loosed the pains
  of death, because it was not possible that He
  should be held by it.
• 36 "Therefore let all the house of Israel know
  assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you
  crucified, both Lord and Christ."

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God Responds (vs.4-6)

• The rejection of Jesus did not thwart Gods plan
  or purpose to establish His kingdom it
  accomplished it! (Ac.222-24,26)
• This rejection was seen by God (Isa.533)

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Isaiah 533

• He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of
  sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as
  it were, our faces from Him He was despised, and
  we did not esteem Him.

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God Responds (vs.4-6)

• The rejection of Jesus did not thwart Gods plan
  or purpose to establish His kingdom it
  accomplished it! (Ac.222-24,26)
• This rejection was seen by God (Isa.533)
• God used this rejection to bring Jesus to His
  throne (Psa.26) (Matt.2818 Eph.120-22
  1Pet.322 Rev.15 226-27)

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Ephesians 120-22

• 19 the working of His mighty power
• 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him
  from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in
  the heavenly places,

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Ephesians 120-22

• 21 far above all principality and power and might
  and dominion, and every name that is named, not
  only in this age but also in that which is to
  come.
• 22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave
  Him to be head over all things to the church,

34
1 Peter 322

• who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand
  of God, angels and authorities and powers having
  been made subject to Him.

35
Revelation 15

• and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the
  firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the
  kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and
  washed us from our sins in His own blood,

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God Responds (vs.4-6)

• The rejection of Jesus did not thwart Gods plan
  or purpose to establish His kingdom it
  accomplished it! (Ac.222-24,26)
• This rejection was seen by God (Isa.533)
• God used this rejection to bring Jesus to His
  throne (Psa.26) (Matt.2818 Eph.120-22
  1Pet.322 Rev.15)
• We can take heart that whatever God promises will
  come to pass!

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The Son Remembers (vs.7-9)

• You are My Son, today I have begotten You (v.7)
• Not spoken when Jesus was born into the world
• Spoken when Jesus came out of the tomb at His
  resurrection (Ac.1314-33 esp.33)
• Refers to Christ being begotten from the dead
  (Col.118)
• The resurr. proved His Sonship (Rom.14)

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The Son Remembers (vs.7-9)

• Ask of Me and I will Give You (v.8)
• A custom among great kings to give favored ones
  whatever they might ask (Esth.56 Matt.147)
• Jesus has but to ask of God and have
• His enemies would become his inheritance and His
  empire would be worldwide (Matt.2818-19) (Mark
  1615-16)

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The Son Remembers (vs.7-9)

• You shall break them with a rod of iron (v.9)
• The Father not only gave Christ the right to rule
  but also the power to conquer, judge and punish
• The rule of Jesus cannot be resisted without
  utter destruction (Rev.227 125 1915)

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The Spirit Reproves

• How should man respond to these truths?
• Should he continue to rage, plot, take counsel
  against the Lord and His Anointed?
• The Psalmist calls for correction before it is
  too late
• Be wise
• Be instructed
• Serve the Lord with far and trembling

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The Spirit Reproves

• Kiss the Son
• Mans only hope is to acknowledge Gods Son as
  King
• Ancient custom of bowing and kissing the kings
  hand as a sign of subjection
• We too, must acknowledge the rule of Christ over
  us as our only Lord (Ac.236)

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The Spirit Reproves

• Kiss the Son
• God has given all authority to His Son
  (Matt.2818) and speaks to us only through Him
  (Heb.11-2)
• Jesus is our only access to God and all spiritual
  blessings (Jn.146 Eph.13)
• Jesus is our only hope to make peace with God and
  escape Gods wrath (Rom.58-11)
• Jesus is our only hope to turn our hopelessness
  into happiness

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Psalm 2

• The Nations Rage
• But The Messiah Reigns