PSALM 2

PSALM 2

REBELLION

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   This is a prophetic psalm.  There are four speakers in this Psalm.  King David is the first.  

1) Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

   The question is, "why does the godless imagine and meditate on ways to rid themselves of God"?

2) The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His anointed, saying,

   Those in position of authority have taken up position against the Lord, all in one accord.

3) Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

   Every socio-economic class is in full agreement:  They are tired of being told that their way is the way to Hell.  They are tired of anyone telling them what to do and how to act.  "Let's rid ourselves of God."

Now, God speaks:

4) He that sits in the heavens shall laugh:  the Lord shall have them in derision.

   First, His thunderous laughter peals across the world at man's conceit.  Picture here a two year old telling his parents what to do and how to do it!  The child doesn't have the wisdom to tell anyone what to do.  So, these people are laughed at.  

5) Then shall He speak unto them in His wrath, and vex them in His sore displeasure.

   Then He lets the hammer down.  He sends His angels down to torment man.

6) Yet have I set My king upon My holy hill of Zion.

   Jerusalem belongs to God.  It will be trodden by the Gentiles for a little while, but God has the deed to it and He sits His king upon it as He will.

Now, Jesus speaks:

7)  I will declare the decree:  the Lord has said unto me, Thou art My Son; this day have I begotten thee.

   Jesus was God before creation.  Then, He was the Son incarnate, when He was born of a woman.  No matter how much man denies Jesus, He remains God's only begotten Son.

8) Ask of Me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

   Satan offered these things to Jesus, also; but it would have been temporary, since Satan really didn't own creation.  However, God owns it all and He gives it all to Jesus.  Without Jesus, we would have eternally been separated from our loving God.  Do you have a relationship with Jesus?  Click here to make that right:   https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html.

9) Thou shall break them with a rod of iron; thou shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

   This foretells of the battle of Armageddon.

Now we hear from The Holy Spirit: 

10) Be wise now therefore, O ye kings:  be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

   During this Dispensation of Grace, The Holy Spirit invites us all to accept salvation while there is still time.  God does not want any to perish.

11) Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

   When you are adopted into God's family, you serve Him with all of the respect due Him.

12) Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little.  Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.  

   Truly, there is nothing we can do without Jesus.  Amen?  We are so blessed when we realize that and put our total trust in Him.

King James Version (KJV) Public Domain  (with a little modification from me)

DEFINITIONS

derision:  a state of being laughed at or ridiculed (merriam-webster.com)

vex:  to irritate; to make angry by little provocations.  ten thousand torments (King James Version dictionary)