Study
89 From the Book of Psalms is: Psalm 110
This
psalm speaks of the enthronement of a king (cf. Ps. 2), and of God’s
proclamation to that king. At the morning time (verse 3b) -symbolizing the
newness of the era about to begin-a solemn procession (verses 3, 7) moves by
way of the spring (verse 7; cf. 1 Ki. 1:33, 34, 45; 2 Ch. 32:30) to the
coronation in the holy city. There the king, as God’s representative, begins
his reign.
1- In detail,
what hopes are expressed for this new epoch, with reference to (a) the rule of
the king, and (b) the response from the people? Jesus applied this psalm to
Himself in Mk. 12:35-37. How then is all this realized in His Messianic
kingship over us and the world?
2- Study the
use of this psalm in the New Testament. No Old Testament verse is cited more
often in the New Testament than Ps. 110:1 Cf. Mk. 14:62; I Cor. 15: 25ff; Eph.
1:20; Col. 3:1; Heb. 1:13; 10:12, 13. Of what are we thereby assured?
3- The promised
king is also to be a priest but not a Aaronic one. How does the writer to the
Hebrews expound verse 4? Cf. Gn. 14:17-24; Heb. 5:7-11; 6:20-7:28.
