8/24/2010

Aug 24, 2010 Psalm 110

Today's Psalm is written about the credentials of Christ. Jesus is the Messiah.  This psalm is quoted many times in the new testament, in Matthew, Hebrews and Revelation. It is short, only 7 verses long.  Please follow along in your bible or online.

Today's psalm talks of several attributes of Christ. We all have different attributes. I am a daughter to my Mom, and I will always be her child. I am also a mother, grandmother, friend, business associate, a sister in Christ. Today's psalm portrays Christ as the Messiah, the one who comes to rule,  battle evil, and sits at the right hand of God.

Verse 1 Jesus quotes this verse in Matthew 22:41-45 when the Pharisees ask who Christ is. They knew Jesus as a man, a descendant of David. This verse explains that Christ is a greater ruler than David, who was considered the greatest ruler in the Old Testament.

Verses 2-3  Christ is portrayed as king.

Verse 4  In this verse, the psalmist shifts gears from king to one of being a high priest, in the order of Melchizedek, who was a high priest. If you wish to study Melchizedek in more depth, I found this article on the www, which was a good read. Who was Melchizedek man or God?
http://bible.org/seriespage/abraham-melchizedek-and-messiah-hebrews-71-10

Verses 5-7 Jesus sits at the right hand of God and rules over all.

Father God, we thank you today for the words of the psalmist who tell us of the Messiah - who hadn't yet appeared on earth. He foretold Christ as ruler and priest over all.  In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

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