(7) Fixated on Jesus
the King - Hebrews 1:5 (p22f)
Fixated: Advent Meditations from the Book of Hebrews
Tim Chester
10 of those, 2020 ISBN:
9781913278953 73pp
https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/26683/fixated
The verse quoted here
speak of the Davidic King as the Son of God. Psalm 2v2 refers to The Lord’s
Anointed, the Messiah, the chosen and appointed King. Jesus fulfils the
promises of a permanent Davidic King with an everlasting Kingdom. Jesus would
have said, sung and prayed the Psalms. No doubt he prayed the prayer which God
the Father encourages him to pray in Psalm 2v8 and he will indeed be given the
nations. The progress of the gospel is an answer to that prayer which will culminate
in the great multitude of all nations spoken of in the book of Revelation who will
praise Jesus on the great final day.
Again, these reflections
should remind us of the supremacy and sufficiency of Jesus and encourage us to
stick with him.
Jesus is, of course, in
fact, in a totally different category from any human king, however great. By
his very nature, Jesus is not just “a son of God” but The Son of God,
God the Son by nature, by eternal generation or begetting. Even the best Old
Testament kings (David and Solomon) were imperfect. Jesus is the perfect king who
perfectly meets our needs.
Further reading: Psalm 72
Song: Jesus Shall Reign
Where’re the Sun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcHXOnKZ3ME
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