- [35] While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, "How is it that the teachers of the law say that the Christ is the son of David? [36] David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared:
'The Lord said to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet." '
[37] David himself calls him 'Lord.' How then can he be his son?"
Mark 12:35-37 (NIV)
Jesus used one of the very passages that the religious leaders used to define what they thought about the coming Messiah and gave a completely different understanding to it that no one had thought of. The Jews expectation for the Messiah centered on these two thoughts: [1] the Messiah would be a son of David, a rightful heir to the throne, and [2] the Messiah would be given complete victory over his enemies, his rule as king would be secure.
Jesus changed the focus from a victorious king to the identity of the Messiah, not as David’s son, but as David’s Lord. Jesus attributes what David said not to his own thoughts or imagination, but to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Exactly what David believed is interesting to think about. David used different Hebrew words for lord in Psalm 110:1; “The LORD [Jehovah, self-existent, eternal] said to my Lord [aw-done’, lord, master, sovereign].” Yet Jesus used the familiar Greek Septuagint translation that used the same word “kurios” for Lord. Again what David and those living in his day understood by this, I’ll leave to the Old Testament theologian. What is clear is that Jesus challenges the thinking of those listening to Him.
No one could argue with the simple logic Jesus used to show that the Messiah must be more than just the son of David. Matthew adds that not only could no one argue with what Jesus said, but from then on no one dared to ask Jesus any more questions (see 22:46).
Jesus, the Messiah, was and is more than just David’s Son. Jesus is superior to David for He is God of very God. What do you think?
1 comment:
W O W ! ! ! What a great thought. I believe you may have a word from the Lord on this Scripture.
Without question the Church in America is taking stands and preaching things that are an abomination to God. Things like homosexuality no longer being a sin in some churches, abortion simply being a "life???" choice in some churches, and the list goes on and on.
P O W E R F U L!
Dad
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