Psalm 2:7 This amazing Psalm continues with a dialogue between God the Father and His Son. This could be interpreted as God reassuring King David, it could also be, as some commentators suggest, a conversation between a great king and one of his subject kings. As the Psalm was written by David it is most likely an anticipation of the coronation of his son Solomon who sadly turned out to be a failure as a king; he dabbled with pagan gods and forgot his God-given wisdom. However, we only need to go to the 1stchapter of Hebrews to discover that this the future fulfilment of this prophetic Psalm is found in the Messiah; God the Father is speaking to Jesus, “You are my son; today I have become your father.” This conversation took place when Jesus returned to heaven at His ascension. The whole of Hebrews chapter 1 describes this event that took place over the 7 days before the Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost. At this moment in time Jesus was anointed and took His place at the right hand of God His Father. He had fulfilled the will of God to the letter, at a cost of great and terrible suffering and self-sacrifice.
Psalm 4:1 Smear campaigns
Psalm 4:1 Smear campaigns The background to this Psalm is so familiar; David is being slandered and maligned by his detractors. It seems that some calamity has befallen the nation and the king is getting the blame! Lies are being told, a smear campaign has begun, and the reputation of the Sovereign is under threat. As usual, if something goes wrong, culpability is laid at the feet of the one in charge. David, quite rightly, turns to the Lord his God and prays for relief and for mercy. The Satan is a master of such campaigns and his emissaries gleefully turn on Christians in leadership positions although the whispering campaign can affect all of us. The whispering starts in our own heads, but it can also come from the lips of our detractors. It goes something like this: - You’re the reason it went wrong You messed up again You should have seen it coming Surely you know better You are not worthy You don’t know what you’re doing Someone else ought to be in c
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