Psalm 89:28-29

Psalm 89:28-29

Earthly and spiritual descendants

These verses set out the eternal nature of the Kingdom of Messiah, and because He was to be a direct descendant of David, the promises applied to the Davidic line as well. That is why the Christ had to be born to two direct descendants of David and hence we have the genealogies of Joseph and Mary in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. That is why world politics were arranged so that these humble “nobodies” from Nazareth were summoned by the Roman Emperor to make their way to Bethlehem, the city of David, for a census. Thus, Jesus could be born in His ancestor’s hometown, and His earthly blood line could be traced back to the son of Jesse.

In these verses the Lord makes a number of powerful promises:-

·      I will maintain my love to him forever

·      My covenant with him will never fail

·      I will establish his line forever

·      I will establish his throne as long as the heavens endure

These promises could be made to both David and Jesus because the humanity of the Messiah came directly from David, as we saw in verse 27. There is another human side to this, David was from the tribe of Judah which was, and is, the only tribe of Israel to survive the ravages of history. The Jews have continued to prosper whereas all of the other 11 tribes are lost. God is still fulfilling these covenant promises at a human level.

However, Jesus was not just born by human means, He was also “conceived of the Spirit.” Thus, He is able to pass on His line to His spiritual children – you and me, for we are born of the Spirit. And so today we have the two lines, side by side, on the one hand the Jews, and on the other hand those who have been born again. And so we can see the ancient covenant promises continue to be fulfilled. We are part of this! Hallelujah!

 

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