The Baptist preacher asks,
”To whom is Yahweh speaking?”
@David in NJ answers, “King David”.
The Baptist pastor continues,
”Psalm 110:1 is a royal psalm, which means that it’s about the king of Israel. Psalm 110 is also a psalm of David, meaning that David is its author. The person Yahweh is speaking to is a king who is a descendant of David.”
He’s right. The descendant of King David is someone who isn’t King David. Yahweh isn’t speaking to King David. He’s speaking to the Messianic king.
The Baptist preacher continues,
“Jesus Quotes Psalm 110
Jesus quoted Psalm 110:1 in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Let’s go to Matthew 22. [Read vv 41-46.] Jesus accepts that David is the author of Psalm 110 and that what he wrote is God’s word (‘in the spirit,’ v 43).
The Pharisees believe (correctly) that Psalm 110 is about the Christ (i.e., the Messiah) …”
Baptist preacher: Yahweh is speaking to the Messiah. (Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah.)
The Pharisees: Yahweh is speaking to the Messiah. (Jesus of Nazareth isn’t the Messiah.)
Other guy: Yahweh / PreIncarnate Jesus is speaking to King David, not to the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth.
The Baptist preacher makes it clear:
”Psalm 110 Is About Jesus
Let’s return to the question we started with: Why is Psalm 110 the New Testament‘s most quoted psalm?
Psalm 110 is the New Testament’s most quoted psalm because it’s about Jesus! …”
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”To whom is Yahweh speaking?”
@David in NJ answers, “King David”.
The Baptist pastor continues,
”Psalm 110:1 is a royal psalm, which means that it’s about the king of Israel. Psalm 110 is also a psalm of David, meaning that David is its author. The person Yahweh is speaking to is a king who is a descendant of David.”
He’s right. The descendant of King David is someone who isn’t King David. Yahweh isn’t speaking to King David. He’s speaking to the Messianic king.
The Baptist preacher continues,
“Jesus Quotes Psalm 110
Jesus quoted Psalm 110:1 in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Let’s go to Matthew 22. [Read vv 41-46.] Jesus accepts that David is the author of Psalm 110 and that what he wrote is God’s word (‘in the spirit,’ v 43).
The Pharisees believe (correctly) that Psalm 110 is about the Christ (i.e., the Messiah) …”
Baptist preacher: Yahweh is speaking to the Messiah. (Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah.)
The Pharisees: Yahweh is speaking to the Messiah. (Jesus of Nazareth isn’t the Messiah.)
Other guy: Yahweh / PreIncarnate Jesus is speaking to King David, not to the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth.
The Baptist preacher makes it clear:
”Psalm 110 Is About Jesus
Let’s return to the question we started with: Why is Psalm 110 the New Testament‘s most quoted psalm?
Psalm 110 is the New Testament’s most quoted psalm because it’s about Jesus! …”
The New Testament's Most Quoted Psalm
Psalm 110 is the New Testament's most quoted psalm because it's about Jesus!
www.fhfbc.org