Tag Archives: Psalm 2
20180721
Psalm 2:2b And the rulers join together in a league against the LORD and his messiah. A League of Nations conspire to rid each other of the religious bondage they feel they have experienced. This is a psalm, not a … Continue reading
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Psalm 2:2a The kings of the land take their stand; The rebellion described in the psalm is not merely individual but global. “The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers take counsel together.” Political leaders, governments, and … Continue reading
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Psalm 2:1b And (why are) the peoples muttering empty thoughts? The psalmist then asks why the peoples “meditate on a vain thing.” The word suggests deliberate planning and careful reflection. Humanity invests tremendous intellectual, political, and cultural effort into ideas … Continue reading
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2:1a Why are the nations so angry? Psalm 2 opens with a penetrating question: “Why do the nations rage and the peoples meditate on a vain thing?” The psalmist looks across the world and observes humanity’s collective resistance to God’s … Continue reading
rage or sing?
Psalm 2 The people who first sang this song were making a faith statement about their king. Even though the other nations around them were straining under his harness, and plotting to overthrow him, the Israelites knew that he was … Continue reading
our way back
Psalm 2. This psalm speaks of the LORD, the God who created the nations. It also speaks of another, whom the LORD calls “my Son.” The LORD speaks to the Son and chooses somehow to beget him on a certain … Continue reading
