WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:16.320 Good morning, Messiah West. My name's Adam. Actually, I'm coming to you from Calvary Baptist Church. I'm not a pastor there. I'm part-time staff, though. I'm the small groups director there. And it's a pleasure to be with you again. 00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:30.600 And we were here last summer when Pastor Daniel was on break. And I have the pleasure of joining you and filling in for him one weekend then. And it's a pleasure to be with you again this morning. 00:00:30.600 --> 00:00:41.939 My understanding is that you guys are doing a series on the fifth book of the Psalter, the Book of Psalms. And the fifth book is the last book. 00:00:42.060 --> 00:00:55.620 And it's usually associated with a period of time where the exiles returned to Israel and looked forward to the restoration of Israel and the fulfillment of God's promises to David. 00:00:55.619 --> 00:01:03.920 The Psalms were the songbook of Israel, songs that they sung to worship God. 00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:14.500 At our house, we often sing from a hymnal. And I try to explain slowly what the language means. 00:01:16.039 --> 00:01:20.700 Because often these older hymns, they have language that's out of date. 00:01:20.700 --> 00:01:34.640 Sometimes even in hymns I know and love, I come across words or sometimes even entire verses where I need to guess or Google what the meaning is. 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:40.840 And I think today's Psalm, Psalm 110, would have been kind of like that for the Israelites. 00:01:41.079 --> 00:01:42.400 I invite you to turn there now. 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:43.219 Psalm 110. 00:01:43.219 --> 00:01:52.659 It's a Psalm Nisa read just now. 00:01:55.599 --> 00:02:01.140 My Bible has very sticky pages, so if you'll excuse me. 00:02:02.480 --> 00:02:03.420 Psalm 110. 00:02:04.480 --> 00:02:12.520 It's written by King David, who's looking forward in this Psalm to the Messiah, the Savior of Israel. 00:02:13.219 --> 00:02:17.060 It celebrates the Messiah and celebrates his future victories. 00:02:17.740 --> 00:02:18.539 And that's clear. 00:02:18.659 --> 00:02:28.599 But as we go through each verse, I suspect that for the Israelites even, things would have been confusing, even to that original audience. 00:02:30.180 --> 00:02:32.699 Part of that's the expectations that Israel would have had. 00:02:32.699 --> 00:02:42.620 When the Psalter was compiled, the Israelites would have been looking forward to a kingdom with sovereignty and prosperity like they had under King David. 00:02:43.219 --> 00:02:47.439 But God's plan of salvation was greater than that. 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:56.159 God's plan of salvation was perfect, promising a king and a kingdom that went far beyond Israel's expectations. 00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:01.180 God's plan of salvation is fulfilled in Jesus. 00:03:01.180 --> 00:03:10.340 And today I'd like us to see what this Psalm says about Jesus and to worship Jesus for his greatness and perfections. 00:03:10.540 --> 00:03:16.599 I've got five points if you've got your liturgy handout and you want to fill them out. 00:03:16.740 --> 00:03:17.620 Five points. 00:03:18.379 --> 00:03:22.200 First, Jesus is greater than a human Savior. 00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:24.680 He's greater than a human Savior. 00:03:24.680 --> 00:03:28.040 Second, Jesus is a perfect king. 00:03:29.939 --> 00:03:31.159 So he's a perfect king. 00:03:31.700 --> 00:03:34.819 Point three, Jesus is the perfect way to God. 00:03:36.879 --> 00:03:38.480 He's the perfect way to God. 00:03:38.900 --> 00:03:42.159 Point four, Jesus will bring about perfect justice. 00:03:43.980 --> 00:03:45.480 He'll bring about perfect justice. 00:03:45.640 --> 00:03:48.280 And point five, Jesus will come in perfect victory. 00:03:48.280 --> 00:03:51.780 So he's greater than a human Savior. 00:03:52.159 --> 00:03:53.319 He's the perfect king. 00:03:53.860 --> 00:03:55.379 He's the perfect way to God. 00:03:55.920 --> 00:03:57.659 He will bring about perfect justice. 00:03:58.379 --> 00:04:00.780 And he will come in perfect victory. 00:04:01.080 --> 00:04:03.680 Before we start, why don't I pray for our time in God's word. 00:04:07.000 --> 00:04:12.340 Heavenly Father, thank you for revealing yourself to us. 00:04:12.699 --> 00:04:14.740 Thank you for revealing Jesus to us. 00:04:14.740 --> 00:04:17.280 Thank you that you are a God who speaks. 00:04:18.379 --> 00:04:19.960 Thank you for your Holy Spirit. 00:04:20.980 --> 00:04:25.840 And may he be illuminating your word to us this morning. 00:04:26.300 --> 00:04:30.819 May he help us to understand what it says and delight in Jesus Christ. 00:04:32.079 --> 00:04:33.220 We pray this in Jesus' name. 00:04:33.400 --> 00:04:33.579 Amen. 00:04:35.340 --> 00:04:40.280 So point one is Jesus is greater than a human Savior. 00:04:40.279 --> 00:04:48.579 So King Charles III is the current king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 00:04:49.639 --> 00:04:53.059 And his wife Camilla is the queen consort. 00:04:53.719 --> 00:05:02.359 From my understanding, in formal situations, Prince William and Princess Catherine must refer to queen consort Camilla, 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:06.079 who's their stepmother, mother-in-law, as your majesty. 00:05:06.079 --> 00:05:11.839 But when Charles passes away, William will be king. 00:05:12.399 --> 00:05:20.180 At which point, Camilla will refer to her stepson and stepdaughter-in-law as your majesty. 00:05:21.439 --> 00:05:23.539 That seems funny to me. 00:05:23.620 --> 00:05:27.879 It seems odd to refer to your stepson as your majesty. 00:05:27.879 --> 00:05:32.159 And here in our text today, there's something similarly odd. 00:05:32.459 --> 00:05:33.219 Look at verse 1. 00:05:34.540 --> 00:05:35.680 Verse 1, it says, 00:05:35.819 --> 00:05:37.719 The Lord says to my Lord, 00:05:39.100 --> 00:05:42.980 Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool. 00:05:45.360 --> 00:05:48.120 In this first verse, we've got two characters. 00:05:48.399 --> 00:05:53.420 There's the Lord with it being in all caps L-O-R-D. 00:05:53.420 --> 00:05:54.800 That's referring to God. 00:05:54.800 --> 00:06:00.460 When you see that L-O-R-D, that's God's covenant name, the I am who I am. 00:06:01.400 --> 00:06:02.620 So God is speaking. 00:06:03.580 --> 00:06:10.100 And he says to my Lord, someone who David refers to as his Lord. 00:06:11.920 --> 00:06:20.800 This is a psalm about the Messiah, the Davidic king promised to David in 2 Samuel chapter 7, 00:06:20.800 --> 00:06:22.240 where it says in verse 12, 00:06:23.439 --> 00:06:27.280 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, 00:06:27.400 --> 00:06:29.439 I will raise up your offspring after you, 00:06:29.900 --> 00:06:33.080 who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 00:06:33.840 --> 00:06:38.480 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 00:06:39.340 --> 00:06:45.740 So, in 2 Samuel, it says that the Messiah was to be the son of David. 00:06:45.740 --> 00:06:52.660 Of course, King Solomon, Solomon's David's son and successor, 00:06:53.060 --> 00:06:58.439 he would go on to have a great time of great prosperity and build a physical temple in Jerusalem. 00:06:59.420 --> 00:07:05.579 But Israel's understanding and hope was that a future king in the line of David 00:07:05.579 --> 00:07:08.939 would come and establish an eternal kingdom. 00:07:08.939 --> 00:07:16.180 And it's that king, that savior, that God is speaking to in verse 1, 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:19.399 and who David refers to as Lord. 00:07:21.060 --> 00:07:25.519 The word there, Lord, is often used to refer to God, 00:07:25.939 --> 00:07:31.560 and it's also used to refer to human beings when they occupy an important position. 00:07:31.560 --> 00:07:37.699 But in the Bible, referring to someone as Lord means that the person is greater than you. 00:07:38.280 --> 00:07:46.199 And so, if the Savior is David's son, it's striking and odd that David would refer to him as Lord. 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:49.399 Now, that's not just my opinion. 00:07:49.500 --> 00:07:50.800 That was Jesus' opinion. 00:07:52.060 --> 00:07:57.660 Jesus asks the people in Jerusalem in Mark chapter 12, verse 35 to 37. 00:07:57.660 --> 00:08:01.960 If you want to turn there, Mark chapter 12. 00:08:09.540 --> 00:08:10.640 Verse 35. 00:08:11.800 --> 00:08:14.620 So, Jesus is talking in Jerusalem, and he says, 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:19.640 How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:22.600 David himself and the Holy Spirit declared, 00:08:22.600 --> 00:08:27.840 The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet. 00:08:29.100 --> 00:08:32.040 Jesus asks, David himself calls him Lord. 00:08:32.500 --> 00:08:34.399 So, how is he his son? 00:08:38.960 --> 00:08:45.379 Jesus wants us to see that David knew that this Messiah would not only be from his family tree, 00:08:46.259 --> 00:08:47.899 but would be much greater than him. 00:08:47.899 --> 00:08:54.519 On top of that, on top of how striking it is that David calls the Messiah Lord, 00:08:55.740 --> 00:09:00.439 it's striking that God tells the Messiah that he will sit at God's right hand. 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:04.779 The right hand is a position of great authority. 00:09:08.360 --> 00:09:11.379 So, is this right hand just referring to the throne in Jerusalem? 00:09:12.699 --> 00:09:14.720 The author of Hebrews doesn't think so. 00:09:14.720 --> 00:09:20.639 In Hebrews chapter 1, talking about how Jesus is much greater than angels, 00:09:20.940 --> 00:09:24.340 the author asks in Hebrews chapter 1, verse 13, 00:09:25.440 --> 00:09:28.580 And to which of the angels has he, has God ever said, 00:09:29.259 --> 00:09:33.779 Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet? 00:09:33.779 --> 00:09:44.759 So, God telling the Messiah to sit at his right hand was more than just a call to a normal position of authority. 00:09:45.759 --> 00:09:51.699 The Messiah is here prophesied to be the one who will somehow be the son of David, 00:09:51.860 --> 00:09:54.759 but greater than David, and the king of God's people, 00:09:55.500 --> 00:09:58.879 but also occupy a position of even greater authority. 00:09:58.879 --> 00:10:01.059 How can that be? 00:10:03.059 --> 00:10:07.200 The New Testament tells us the Messiah is God. 00:10:07.419 --> 00:10:10.620 He is both truly God, God become flesh, 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:15.179 and truly man, born in the family tree of David. 00:10:15.679 --> 00:10:17.779 He lived a perfect life, died and rose again, 00:10:18.100 --> 00:10:20.340 and as we declared, he ascended into heaven, 00:10:20.720 --> 00:10:23.019 and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. 00:10:23.019 --> 00:10:29.000 The right hand is not just the throne in Jerusalem, but the throne in heaven. 00:10:30.679 --> 00:10:32.460 Turn to Acts chapter 2. 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:43.779 At Pentecost, David declares, verse 32 of Acts chapter 2, 00:10:43.779 --> 00:10:49.879 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we are all witnesses. 00:10:51.199 --> 00:10:53.799 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:57.639 and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, 00:10:58.039 --> 00:11:01.839 he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 00:11:02.519 --> 00:11:06.779 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, 00:11:06.779 --> 00:11:09.100 The Lord said to my Lord, 00:11:09.240 --> 00:11:12.799 Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool. 00:11:13.120 --> 00:11:16.919 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain 00:11:16.919 --> 00:11:20.220 that God has made him both Lord and Christ, 00:11:20.699 --> 00:11:22.519 this Jesus whom you crucified. 00:11:25.740 --> 00:11:29.279 People of Israel were looking forward to another David, 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:33.519 but in Psalm 110, God tells us that the Messiah 00:11:33.519 --> 00:11:36.860 will not just be another David, but greater than David. 00:11:38.879 --> 00:11:39.919 What about us? 00:11:41.139 --> 00:11:43.079 What kind of Savior are we looking for? 00:11:43.860 --> 00:11:47.679 Do we find ourselves looking for mere Davids? 00:11:48.600 --> 00:11:51.980 Or are we worshiping and trusting the greater David? 00:11:53.759 --> 00:11:57.039 There are so many, to use Tim Keller's language, 00:11:57.039 --> 00:12:02.439 counterfeit saviors that we are tempted to put our trust in. 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:08.299 Whether it's political figures, celebrities, or spiritual leaders. 00:12:09.339 --> 00:12:13.199 We have to know that there's only one true Savior, Jesus Christ. 00:12:13.599 --> 00:12:15.480 And Jesus calls us to believe in him. 00:12:16.459 --> 00:12:19.279 He said to his disciples in John chapter 14, verse 1, 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:21.620 before he died, he said, 00:12:21.879 --> 00:12:23.379 Let not your hearts be troubled. 00:12:23.579 --> 00:12:24.179 Believe in God. 00:12:24.319 --> 00:12:26.279 Believe also in me. 00:12:27.039 --> 00:12:32.379 And today, church, may we stop looking for Davids, 00:12:32.879 --> 00:12:35.799 but worship and trust in the greater David. 00:12:37.339 --> 00:12:40.279 Jesus is greater than a human Savior. 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:46.839 Point two, Jesus is a perfect king. 00:12:46.840 --> 00:12:53.780 King David's reign was a golden age in the time of Israel. 00:12:54.300 --> 00:12:58.940 It was marked with great prosperity and many victories over Israel's enemies. 00:13:00.240 --> 00:13:02.500 However, his reign was not always a happy one. 00:13:02.500 --> 00:13:06.960 As an example, at one point, David's son Absalom, 00:13:07.519 --> 00:13:08.340 it says in the Bible, 00:13:08.340 --> 00:13:09.980 he stole the hearts of the men of Israel 00:13:09.980 --> 00:13:12.059 and started a rebellion, 00:13:12.399 --> 00:13:16.340 which resulted in a battle which took out the lives of 200,000, 00:13:16.960 --> 00:13:19.100 no, 20,000 men in Israel, 00:13:19.480 --> 00:13:21.279 including David's own son. 00:13:21.279 --> 00:13:26.779 David's reign, while very impressive, was imperfect. 00:13:28.220 --> 00:13:30.399 Jesus' reign is perfect, 00:13:31.039 --> 00:13:32.839 and he is the perfect king. 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:36.759 What does a perfect reign look like? 00:13:38.759 --> 00:13:40.960 Well, we don't have a king here in... 00:13:40.960 --> 00:13:42.120 Well, we do have a king in Canada, 00:13:42.320 --> 00:13:45.040 but we also have... 00:13:45.040 --> 00:13:46.820 The governing is done by the government. 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:48.519 And not to get too political, 00:13:48.740 --> 00:13:51.600 but I'm sure our prime minister, Mark Carney, 00:13:52.460 --> 00:13:54.840 would love it if his... 00:13:54.840 --> 00:13:57.620 He had success in the midst of his opposition, 00:13:58.240 --> 00:13:59.960 if he had cooperation from others, 00:13:59.960 --> 00:14:02.780 and an energetic tenure. 00:14:03.920 --> 00:14:06.780 He'd love it if he was able to govern successfully, 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:10.080 despite threats from the opposition parties 00:14:10.080 --> 00:14:11.840 and conflict with other countries, 00:14:12.700 --> 00:14:16.019 if he had cooperation from his caucus, 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:18.280 from the provinces and the general public, 00:14:19.560 --> 00:14:21.680 and if his work as prime minister 00:14:21.680 --> 00:14:24.460 was seen as energetic and productive. 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:27.460 Well, here in Psalm 110, 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:30.620 David describes the Messiah's reign. 00:14:32.060 --> 00:14:34.280 Look at verses 1 to 3. 00:14:35.660 --> 00:14:36.100 It says, 00:14:36.200 --> 00:14:37.379 The Lord said to my Lord, 00:14:38.460 --> 00:14:39.860 Sit at my right hand 00:14:39.860 --> 00:14:42.519 until I make your enemies your footstool. 00:14:43.700 --> 00:14:47.000 The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. 00:14:47.560 --> 00:14:49.080 Rule in the midst of your enemies. 00:14:50.560 --> 00:14:52.840 Your people will offer themselves freely 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:54.300 on the day of your power. 00:14:54.299 --> 00:14:57.299 In holy garments from the womb of the morning, 00:14:57.819 --> 00:14:59.459 the dew of your youth will be yours. 00:15:02.839 --> 00:15:04.240 Translators and commentators 00:15:04.240 --> 00:15:07.579 find a lot of the language difficult to interpret, 00:15:08.019 --> 00:15:08.959 but the general picture 00:15:08.959 --> 00:15:12.500 is of the Messiah reigning with success, 00:15:13.500 --> 00:15:14.339 a perfect king. 00:15:15.939 --> 00:15:17.979 He has victory over his enemies. 00:15:18.379 --> 00:15:21.019 Verse 1 says that God will make the Messiah's enemies 00:15:21.019 --> 00:15:22.139 his footstool. 00:15:22.139 --> 00:15:23.439 He'll put them under his feet. 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:29.259 And verse 2 says that his reign will extend from Jerusalem. 00:15:29.960 --> 00:15:32.299 The scepter will go out from Zion. 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:35.980 And David says to the Messiah, 00:15:36.679 --> 00:15:38.500 Rule in the midst of your enemies. 00:15:38.500 --> 00:15:42.340 So the Messiah's reign will not be stopped by opposition. 00:15:44.580 --> 00:15:47.879 Also, the Messiah will have complete allegiance from his people. 00:15:48.440 --> 00:15:54.080 Verse 3 says that the people will offer themselves freely to the Messiah. 00:15:54.080 --> 00:16:01.680 One commentator describes it as a host of volunteers rallying to their leader in a holy war. 00:16:04.180 --> 00:16:07.480 And the Messiah himself will reign with youthful vigor. 00:16:09.160 --> 00:16:12.139 Verse 3 says that in holy garments, 00:16:12.820 --> 00:16:15.480 in holy garments from the womb of the morning, 00:16:15.620 --> 00:16:17.080 the dew of your youth will be yours. 00:16:17.080 --> 00:16:20.139 So, 00:16:21.620 --> 00:16:25.580 the New Living Translation paraphrases it, 00:16:25.680 --> 00:16:27.520 you are arrayed in holy garments, 00:16:28.100 --> 00:16:30.300 and your strength will be renewed each day 00:16:30.300 --> 00:16:31.600 like the morning dew. 00:16:32.160 --> 00:16:34.080 The picture is of a king who reigns 00:16:34.080 --> 00:16:35.320 with vitality, 00:16:35.700 --> 00:16:36.800 with energy, 00:16:37.040 --> 00:16:37.639 and with vigor. 00:16:39.240 --> 00:16:40.720 So that's victory, 00:16:41.259 --> 00:16:41.660 allegiance, 00:16:41.820 --> 00:16:42.440 vitality. 00:16:42.780 --> 00:16:44.540 Is that what we think of when we think of Jesus? 00:16:45.180 --> 00:16:46.960 When we think of Jesus' reign? 00:16:47.080 --> 00:16:52.360 We Christians today live in what 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:54.740 the theologians call the already, 00:16:54.900 --> 00:16:55.540 but not yet. 00:16:56.639 --> 00:16:57.660 So we look forward 00:16:57.660 --> 00:16:59.759 to a day when every knee will bow 00:16:59.759 --> 00:17:01.879 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, 00:17:02.780 --> 00:17:04.579 and when we'll live with Jesus, 00:17:04.940 --> 00:17:06.440 who will be the light that fills 00:17:06.440 --> 00:17:07.500 the world 00:17:07.500 --> 00:17:08.700 forever and ever. 00:17:10.140 --> 00:17:10.620 But, 00:17:10.759 --> 00:17:11.720 in the meanwhile, 00:17:12.559 --> 00:17:13.519 before eternity, 00:17:14.120 --> 00:17:15.680 it can be tempting to think 00:17:15.680 --> 00:17:17.500 that Jesus is not in control, 00:17:18.100 --> 00:17:20.259 that his enemies are winning. 00:17:20.620 --> 00:17:22.259 We look at wars around the world 00:17:22.259 --> 00:17:23.840 and bad influences 00:17:23.840 --> 00:17:25.620 around us 00:17:25.620 --> 00:17:26.600 and around our children 00:17:26.600 --> 00:17:29.900 who attempt to draw us away from Jesus. 00:17:30.220 --> 00:17:31.519 We're tempted to believe that 00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:33.279 maybe Jesus is sleeping, 00:17:33.840 --> 00:17:35.460 or at least unproductive. 00:17:35.460 --> 00:17:38.460 But King Jesus reigns, 00:17:38.460 --> 00:17:39.400 and he works, 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:40.559 and he's for us 00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:42.279 in this age right now. 00:17:43.079 --> 00:17:44.759 All authority in heaven and on earth 00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:46.340 has been given to Jesus, 00:17:46.500 --> 00:17:47.740 and he is with us always 00:17:47.740 --> 00:17:49.140 until the end of the age. 00:17:50.740 --> 00:17:52.319 If you are troubled today, 00:17:52.700 --> 00:17:54.940 may you know that Jesus is king, 00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:56.460 that Jesus reigns. 00:17:56.460 --> 00:17:59.319 As he says in John chapter 16, 00:17:59.400 --> 00:18:00.059 verse 33, 00:18:00.500 --> 00:18:01.680 I've said these things to you 00:18:01.680 --> 00:18:03.960 that in me you may have peace, 00:18:04.200 --> 00:18:06.120 in the world you will have tribulation, 00:18:06.620 --> 00:18:07.400 but take heart, 00:18:07.860 --> 00:18:09.940 I have overcome the world. 00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:13.100 So church, 00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:14.840 let us take heart, 00:18:15.380 --> 00:18:16.920 and then in response, 00:18:17.000 --> 00:18:18.500 let us offer ourselves freely 00:18:18.500 --> 00:18:20.480 to Jesus to do his work, 00:18:21.100 --> 00:18:23.039 to live lives that glorify him, 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:24.460 lives of worship. 00:18:24.460 --> 00:18:26.840 And while we pray 00:18:26.840 --> 00:18:28.240 that God's kingdom come, 00:18:29.279 --> 00:18:31.100 Jesus is king right now. 00:18:32.600 --> 00:18:35.500 Jesus is greater than a human savior. 00:18:36.240 --> 00:18:37.240 He's the perfect king. 00:18:38.880 --> 00:18:39.740 And point three, 00:18:40.120 --> 00:18:42.620 Jesus is the perfect way to God. 00:18:46.140 --> 00:18:47.420 David's son Solomon, 00:18:47.620 --> 00:18:48.340 he built a temple 00:18:48.340 --> 00:18:50.920 where the priests offered sacrifices 00:18:50.920 --> 00:18:52.720 on behalf of the people. 00:18:52.720 --> 00:18:55.680 But here in Psalm 110, 00:18:55.860 --> 00:18:57.779 we get glimpses of what will be revealed 00:18:57.779 --> 00:18:59.420 when the Messiah comes. 00:19:00.279 --> 00:19:01.059 Look at verse four. 00:19:02.880 --> 00:19:04.120 Verse four, it says, 00:19:04.539 --> 00:19:05.380 the Lord has sworn 00:19:05.380 --> 00:19:06.940 and will not change his mind, 00:19:07.720 --> 00:19:09.180 you are a priest forever 00:19:09.180 --> 00:19:11.720 after the order of Melchizedek. 00:19:14.420 --> 00:19:15.680 Notice three things. 00:19:15.819 --> 00:19:17.579 The Messiah will not just be a king, 00:19:17.579 --> 00:19:19.639 but will be a priest king 00:19:19.639 --> 00:19:21.699 who acts as a mediator 00:19:21.699 --> 00:19:22.519 between God 00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:24.159 and man. 00:19:25.500 --> 00:19:26.799 Also, the Messiah will be 00:19:26.799 --> 00:19:28.199 an eternal priest. 00:19:28.579 --> 00:19:30.179 His priesthood will have no end. 00:19:31.519 --> 00:19:31.939 And finally, 00:19:32.039 --> 00:19:32.879 he won't be 00:19:32.879 --> 00:19:34.279 a Levitical priest. 00:19:35.579 --> 00:19:37.259 Israel already had priests, 00:19:37.759 --> 00:19:39.480 priests from the tribe of Levi, 00:19:39.899 --> 00:19:41.039 who would offer sacrifices 00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:41.619 to the Lord. 00:19:41.619 --> 00:19:44.159 God here says, 00:19:44.719 --> 00:19:45.219 I'm going to give you 00:19:45.219 --> 00:19:46.259 a better priest 00:19:46.259 --> 00:19:48.500 after the order of Melchizedek. 00:19:50.419 --> 00:19:51.839 To understand the reference 00:19:51.839 --> 00:19:53.219 to Melchizedek, 00:19:53.279 --> 00:19:54.299 you'll need to understand 00:19:54.299 --> 00:19:56.179 in at least a little bit 00:19:56.179 --> 00:19:57.399 Genesis chapter 14. 00:19:59.000 --> 00:20:00.219 You guys can turn there now. 00:20:00.220 --> 00:20:11.180 Genesis chapter 14. 00:20:12.400 --> 00:20:13.720 Abraham's nephew, Lot, 00:20:14.839 --> 00:20:15.940 settled in Sodom 00:20:15.940 --> 00:20:17.120 and he found himself 00:20:17.120 --> 00:20:18.279 in the middle of a war. 00:20:19.279 --> 00:20:20.620 And the enemies take him captive, 00:20:21.339 --> 00:20:23.100 so Abraham goes and rescues Lot. 00:20:24.039 --> 00:20:24.559 And later, 00:20:24.660 --> 00:20:25.440 the king of Sodom 00:20:25.440 --> 00:20:26.940 goes to greet Abraham 00:20:26.940 --> 00:20:29.700 and a man named Melchizedek joins. 00:20:31.220 --> 00:20:32.960 It says in chapter 14, 00:20:33.019 --> 00:20:33.680 verse 18, 00:20:34.980 --> 00:20:36.019 it says, 00:20:36.200 --> 00:20:36.960 And Melchizedek, 00:20:37.059 --> 00:20:38.000 king of Salem, 00:20:38.700 --> 00:20:40.000 brought out bread and wine. 00:20:40.839 --> 00:20:42.500 He was priest of God most high. 00:20:43.400 --> 00:20:44.740 And he blessed him and said, 00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:46.799 Blessed be Abram 00:20:46.799 --> 00:20:48.039 by God most high, 00:20:48.140 --> 00:20:49.559 possessor of heaven and earth. 00:20:50.079 --> 00:20:51.839 And blessed be God most high, 00:20:51.839 --> 00:20:53.400 who has delivered 00:20:53.400 --> 00:20:55.220 your enemies into your hand. 00:20:55.819 --> 00:20:56.779 And Abram gave him 00:20:56.779 --> 00:20:57.839 a tenth of everything. 00:20:57.839 --> 00:20:58.399 everything. 00:20:58.959 --> 00:21:00.500 This is really weird. 00:21:01.579 --> 00:21:03.419 We see very early on 00:21:03.419 --> 00:21:04.720 a priest of God 00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:05.899 who is also a king 00:21:05.899 --> 00:21:08.039 whose origin and lineage 00:21:08.039 --> 00:21:09.159 is not identified. 00:21:09.859 --> 00:21:10.899 Which is very strange, 00:21:11.159 --> 00:21:12.419 especially for the book of Genesis. 00:21:14.619 --> 00:21:17.119 God says in Psalm 110 00:21:17.119 --> 00:21:18.179 that the Messiah 00:21:18.179 --> 00:21:20.559 will be like Melchizedek. 00:21:21.500 --> 00:21:22.779 Verse 4 says that 00:21:22.779 --> 00:21:24.159 this is an oath from God. 00:21:24.160 --> 00:21:26.840 The author of Hebrews 00:21:26.840 --> 00:21:28.220 explains this 00:21:28.220 --> 00:21:29.620 in Hebrews chapter 7. 00:21:30.540 --> 00:21:31.519 You guys can turn there. 00:21:35.060 --> 00:21:36.400 Hebrews chapter 7. 00:21:39.160 --> 00:21:40.660 Verse 22. 00:21:40.660 --> 00:21:53.560 Verse 22. 00:21:53.720 --> 00:21:54.080 It says, 00:21:54.180 --> 00:21:55.440 This makes Jesus 00:21:55.440 --> 00:21:56.300 the guarantor 00:21:56.300 --> 00:21:57.700 of a greater covenant. 00:21:58.200 --> 00:21:59.080 The former priests 00:21:59.080 --> 00:21:59.940 were many in number 00:21:59.940 --> 00:22:01.040 because they were prevented 00:22:01.040 --> 00:22:01.940 by death 00:22:01.940 --> 00:22:03.279 from continuing in office. 00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:04.779 But he holds 00:22:04.779 --> 00:22:05.740 his priesthood 00:22:05.740 --> 00:22:06.420 permanently 00:22:06.420 --> 00:22:07.519 because he continues 00:22:07.519 --> 00:22:08.400 forever. 00:22:08.400 --> 00:22:10.640 Consequently, 00:22:10.960 --> 00:22:12.360 he is able to save 00:22:12.360 --> 00:22:13.220 to the othermost 00:22:13.220 --> 00:22:14.680 those who draw near 00:22:14.680 --> 00:22:15.220 to God 00:22:15.220 --> 00:22:15.880 through him 00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:17.380 since he always 00:22:17.380 --> 00:22:18.320 lives to make 00:22:18.320 --> 00:22:19.340 intercession for them. 00:22:21.280 --> 00:22:21.920 See, 00:22:21.960 --> 00:22:22.660 the old system 00:22:22.660 --> 00:22:23.680 of priests 00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:25.340 and animal sacrifices 00:22:25.340 --> 00:22:26.480 could never remove 00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:27.500 our sin. 00:22:28.280 --> 00:22:29.240 And that's the point. 00:22:30.120 --> 00:22:31.780 The point of the system 00:22:31.780 --> 00:22:33.140 was to point us 00:22:33.140 --> 00:22:33.720 to our need 00:22:33.720 --> 00:22:35.000 for salvation 00:22:35.000 --> 00:22:35.859 and our need 00:22:35.859 --> 00:22:36.940 for a greater savior. 00:22:38.000 --> 00:22:38.839 In the old system, 00:22:39.339 --> 00:22:40.059 priests just kept 00:22:40.059 --> 00:22:41.680 on offering sacrifices 00:22:41.680 --> 00:22:42.920 over and over 00:22:42.920 --> 00:22:43.779 and over again. 00:22:45.140 --> 00:22:46.220 Jesus Christ, 00:22:46.920 --> 00:22:47.880 the priest king 00:22:47.880 --> 00:22:48.400 in the order 00:22:48.400 --> 00:22:49.279 of Melchizedek, 00:22:50.279 --> 00:22:50.960 offered himself 00:22:50.960 --> 00:22:52.359 as a sacrifice 00:22:52.359 --> 00:22:53.400 once for all. 00:22:54.059 --> 00:22:54.579 He was raised 00:22:54.579 --> 00:22:55.059 from the dead 00:22:55.059 --> 00:22:55.660 and he's now 00:22:55.660 --> 00:22:56.299 our living 00:22:56.299 --> 00:22:57.700 great high priest 00:22:57.700 --> 00:22:58.319 continuing 00:22:58.319 --> 00:22:59.319 to intercede 00:22:59.319 --> 00:23:00.599 on our behalf 00:23:00.599 --> 00:23:01.759 before the Father. 00:23:01.759 --> 00:23:03.879 The old system 00:23:03.879 --> 00:23:04.359 was meant 00:23:04.359 --> 00:23:05.279 to point us 00:23:05.279 --> 00:23:06.500 to a greater way 00:23:06.500 --> 00:23:07.379 to God 00:23:07.379 --> 00:23:07.980 and Jesus 00:23:07.980 --> 00:23:09.299 through his priesthood 00:23:09.299 --> 00:23:10.900 and his sacrifice 00:23:10.900 --> 00:23:12.359 offers a greater 00:23:12.359 --> 00:23:13.420 covenant with God. 00:23:14.359 --> 00:23:15.599 Jesus is the way, 00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:16.259 the truth, 00:23:16.480 --> 00:23:17.299 and the life. 00:23:18.180 --> 00:23:18.779 Jesus is 00:23:18.779 --> 00:23:20.160 the perfect way 00:23:20.160 --> 00:23:21.619 to God. 00:23:23.140 --> 00:23:24.119 That's what David 00:23:24.119 --> 00:23:24.859 is trying to tell us 00:23:24.859 --> 00:23:26.119 in Psalm 110. 00:23:27.039 --> 00:23:27.480 The Messiah 00:23:27.480 --> 00:23:28.359 will be this perfect 00:23:28.359 --> 00:23:28.980 way to God 00:23:28.980 --> 00:23:30.240 and today, 00:23:30.620 --> 00:23:31.360 like the author 00:23:31.360 --> 00:23:32.759 of Hebrews, 00:23:33.099 --> 00:23:33.819 I urge you 00:23:33.819 --> 00:23:34.740 to put your trust 00:23:34.740 --> 00:23:36.000 in no other way. 00:23:37.079 --> 00:23:38.400 Do not put your trust 00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:39.599 in your good works, 00:23:39.900 --> 00:23:42.460 in your religious rituals, 00:23:43.160 --> 00:23:43.799 in some kind 00:23:43.799 --> 00:23:45.160 of sacramental system. 00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:46.740 Our relationship 00:23:46.740 --> 00:23:47.279 with God 00:23:47.279 --> 00:23:47.900 is secured 00:23:47.900 --> 00:23:48.880 through the work 00:23:48.880 --> 00:23:49.980 of Christ alone, 00:23:50.620 --> 00:23:51.720 received through faith 00:23:51.720 --> 00:23:52.440 alone. 00:23:53.079 --> 00:23:53.839 And because Jesus 00:23:53.839 --> 00:23:54.759 is the perfect way 00:23:54.759 --> 00:23:55.220 to God, 00:23:55.920 --> 00:23:56.860 we can worship him. 00:23:56.859 --> 00:23:59.959 Jesus takes 00:23:59.959 --> 00:24:01.259 away our sins 00:24:01.259 --> 00:24:02.139 as far as 00:24:02.139 --> 00:24:02.539 the east 00:24:02.539 --> 00:24:03.519 is from the west. 00:24:03.699 --> 00:24:04.559 And that's great news 00:24:04.559 --> 00:24:04.939 because, 00:24:05.439 --> 00:24:06.019 point four, 00:24:08.419 --> 00:24:09.659 Jesus will bring about 00:24:09.659 --> 00:24:10.959 perfect justice. 00:24:13.159 --> 00:24:14.319 Someone I know 00:24:14.319 --> 00:24:16.559 heard him say 00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:17.719 that they want 00:24:17.719 --> 00:24:18.579 to follow Jesus, 00:24:19.299 --> 00:24:20.339 but they find it hard 00:24:20.339 --> 00:24:21.079 to read the Bible 00:24:21.079 --> 00:24:22.759 because it's so violent. 00:24:23.939 --> 00:24:25.599 And it is hard. 00:24:25.919 --> 00:24:26.679 Look at verse five. 00:24:26.859 --> 00:24:28.839 Verse five and six 00:24:28.839 --> 00:24:29.619 says, 00:24:30.419 --> 00:24:32.179 Lord is at your right hand. 00:24:32.699 --> 00:24:33.679 He will shatter kings 00:24:33.679 --> 00:24:34.919 on the day of his wrath. 00:24:35.359 --> 00:24:36.879 He will execute judgment 00:24:36.879 --> 00:24:38.039 among the nations, 00:24:38.279 --> 00:24:39.500 filling them with corpses. 00:24:40.000 --> 00:24:40.859 He will shatter chiefs 00:24:41.500 --> 00:24:42.839 over the wide world. 00:24:45.379 --> 00:24:46.599 The psalmist now, 00:24:46.719 --> 00:24:47.179 David, 00:24:47.659 --> 00:24:48.539 turns to the work 00:24:48.539 --> 00:24:49.779 of the Messiah. 00:24:50.399 --> 00:24:50.839 The Messiah 00:24:50.839 --> 00:24:51.519 at the right hand 00:24:51.519 --> 00:24:52.299 of God the Father 00:24:52.299 --> 00:24:53.859 is a wrathful king. 00:24:53.859 --> 00:24:55.740 And he is described here 00:24:55.740 --> 00:24:56.479 as destroying 00:24:56.479 --> 00:24:57.279 his enemies, 00:24:57.919 --> 00:24:59.799 executing perfect judgment 00:24:59.799 --> 00:25:01.359 and filling the nations 00:25:01.359 --> 00:25:02.740 with the bodies 00:25:02.740 --> 00:25:03.359 of his enemies. 00:25:05.859 --> 00:25:06.679 This is supposed 00:25:06.679 --> 00:25:07.459 to be good news. 00:25:09.159 --> 00:25:10.679 We're very blessed 00:25:10.679 --> 00:25:12.240 to be in a time 00:25:12.240 --> 00:25:13.539 of relative peace, 00:25:13.799 --> 00:25:14.719 peace not enjoyed 00:25:14.719 --> 00:25:15.659 by people all around 00:25:15.659 --> 00:25:16.099 the world 00:25:16.099 --> 00:25:17.979 or by those 00:25:17.979 --> 00:25:18.959 who came before us 00:25:18.959 --> 00:25:19.699 in history. 00:25:19.700 --> 00:25:21.259 And so usually 00:25:21.259 --> 00:25:22.380 we find it hard 00:25:22.380 --> 00:25:23.319 to understand 00:25:23.319 --> 00:25:24.360 how you could celebrate 00:25:24.360 --> 00:25:25.340 the slaughter 00:25:25.340 --> 00:25:26.100 of your enemies. 00:25:27.700 --> 00:25:28.580 But David, 00:25:29.080 --> 00:25:30.039 during his days, 00:25:30.120 --> 00:25:30.740 was surrounded 00:25:30.740 --> 00:25:31.460 by enemies 00:25:31.460 --> 00:25:32.860 who posed a serious 00:25:32.860 --> 00:25:33.620 threat to him 00:25:33.620 --> 00:25:34.140 and his people. 00:25:35.100 --> 00:25:36.539 And because of this threat, 00:25:37.500 --> 00:25:40.039 Israel was better able 00:25:40.039 --> 00:25:41.080 to see the seriousness 00:25:41.080 --> 00:25:41.720 of sin 00:25:41.720 --> 00:25:42.779 and the goodness 00:25:42.779 --> 00:25:43.460 of justice. 00:25:45.880 --> 00:25:47.180 Justice is good 00:25:47.180 --> 00:25:48.640 if there's a terrorist 00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:49.680 or a school shooter 00:25:49.680 --> 00:25:50.960 and he's taken out 00:25:50.960 --> 00:25:52.900 before they can kill people, 00:25:53.080 --> 00:25:53.799 that's cause 00:25:53.799 --> 00:25:54.519 for celebration. 00:25:56.100 --> 00:25:57.660 So we should worship God 00:25:57.660 --> 00:25:58.600 because of his justice 00:25:58.600 --> 00:25:59.340 and his wrath. 00:26:00.680 --> 00:26:01.539 We should worship him 00:26:01.539 --> 00:26:02.820 that he will ensure 00:26:02.820 --> 00:26:03.799 that evil is punished. 00:26:06.360 --> 00:26:07.740 We can also acknowledge, 00:26:07.900 --> 00:26:08.080 though, 00:26:08.440 --> 00:26:09.720 that justice is scary 00:26:09.720 --> 00:26:11.980 because we're all sinners. 00:26:13.560 --> 00:26:13.740 You know, 00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:14.519 if we think about it, 00:26:14.580 --> 00:26:15.299 we know the evil 00:26:15.299 --> 00:26:15.940 in our hearts. 00:26:16.839 --> 00:26:17.599 We know that we are, 00:26:17.700 --> 00:26:18.240 by nature, 00:26:18.740 --> 00:26:19.460 God's enemies 00:26:19.460 --> 00:26:20.480 and that we deserve 00:26:20.480 --> 00:26:21.059 to be treated 00:26:21.059 --> 00:26:22.480 by him as such. 00:26:23.819 --> 00:26:24.579 And justice should, 00:26:24.819 --> 00:26:25.000 therefore, 00:26:25.119 --> 00:26:26.180 make us appreciate 00:26:26.180 --> 00:26:27.980 grace all the more. 00:26:28.619 --> 00:26:29.599 Grace is what God 00:26:29.599 --> 00:26:31.599 offers us in Christ. 00:26:32.480 --> 00:26:33.240 Instead of hell, 00:26:34.200 --> 00:26:34.980 God offers us 00:26:34.980 --> 00:26:35.980 eternal life. 00:26:36.319 --> 00:26:37.180 Instead of punishment, 00:26:38.220 --> 00:26:38.859 he offers us 00:26:38.859 --> 00:26:39.579 his blessing. 00:26:39.720 --> 00:26:40.599 Instead of his wrath, 00:26:40.639 --> 00:26:41.480 he offers us 00:26:41.480 --> 00:26:42.079 his love. 00:26:45.299 --> 00:26:46.339 The other week, 00:26:46.599 --> 00:26:47.899 influential pastor 00:26:47.899 --> 00:26:48.680 John MacArthur 00:26:48.680 --> 00:26:50.619 died and he went 00:26:50.619 --> 00:26:51.480 to be with Jesus. 00:26:52.599 --> 00:26:53.859 And back in 2005, 00:26:54.139 --> 00:26:55.079 he was on the Larry King 00:26:55.079 --> 00:26:56.579 show on CNN 00:26:56.579 --> 00:26:58.159 on a panel 00:26:58.159 --> 00:26:58.980 about the afterlife 00:26:58.980 --> 00:26:59.799 and he was asked 00:26:59.799 --> 00:27:00.539 where we go 00:27:00.539 --> 00:27:01.119 when we die. 00:27:02.539 --> 00:27:03.000 He said, 00:27:03.079 --> 00:27:03.960 one of two places, 00:27:04.440 --> 00:27:05.180 either outside 00:27:05.180 --> 00:27:05.799 of the presence 00:27:05.799 --> 00:27:06.480 of God forever 00:27:06.480 --> 00:27:08.240 or into the presence 00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:09.379 of God forever. 00:27:10.279 --> 00:27:11.359 And if it's into, 00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:11.960 he said, 00:27:12.119 --> 00:27:13.019 only through faith 00:27:13.019 --> 00:27:13.759 in Jesus Christ. 00:27:13.759 --> 00:27:15.200 So Larry King 00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:15.859 asked, 00:27:16.059 --> 00:27:17.059 so a bad guy 00:27:17.059 --> 00:27:18.259 believes in Jesus 00:27:18.259 --> 00:27:19.819 and he goes to heaven 00:27:19.819 --> 00:27:21.440 and a good guy 00:27:21.440 --> 00:27:22.440 who doesn't 00:27:22.440 --> 00:27:23.039 goes to hell. 00:27:23.819 --> 00:27:24.559 He said, 00:27:24.640 --> 00:27:25.700 that doesn't sound 00:27:25.700 --> 00:27:26.559 just. 00:27:28.940 --> 00:27:29.500 MacArthur 00:27:29.500 --> 00:27:30.660 responded, 00:27:31.859 --> 00:27:32.119 Larry, 00:27:32.259 --> 00:27:33.640 we don't want justice. 00:27:34.839 --> 00:27:35.420 Justice sends 00:27:35.420 --> 00:27:36.259 everybody to hell. 00:27:36.920 --> 00:27:38.079 We need grace. 00:27:38.819 --> 00:27:40.200 We need forgiveness. 00:27:41.660 --> 00:27:42.980 We need mercy. 00:27:43.759 --> 00:27:46.700 friends, 00:27:46.779 --> 00:27:47.740 if any of you 00:27:47.740 --> 00:27:48.579 do not know 00:27:48.579 --> 00:27:49.460 God's grace, 00:27:50.660 --> 00:27:52.000 he offers it 00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:52.920 to you this morning. 00:27:53.779 --> 00:27:55.059 The day of wrath 00:27:55.059 --> 00:27:56.019 will come 00:27:56.019 --> 00:27:57.579 and all who have 00:27:57.579 --> 00:27:58.619 faith in the Messiah 00:27:58.619 --> 00:27:59.480 and Jesus Christ 00:27:59.480 --> 00:28:00.480 will be saved. 00:28:01.460 --> 00:28:02.859 Turn from your sins 00:28:02.859 --> 00:28:04.259 and believe in Jesus. 00:28:05.619 --> 00:28:06.660 If you want to talk 00:28:06.660 --> 00:28:07.339 more about 00:28:07.339 --> 00:28:08.180 what it means 00:28:08.180 --> 00:28:08.720 to be saved 00:28:08.720 --> 00:28:09.460 from your sins, 00:28:09.839 --> 00:28:10.579 please talk to me 00:28:10.579 --> 00:28:11.379 after the service 00:28:11.380 --> 00:28:12.800 or talk to one 00:28:12.800 --> 00:28:13.320 of the leaders 00:28:13.320 --> 00:28:14.820 of this church. 00:28:17.360 --> 00:28:18.380 For those of us 00:28:18.380 --> 00:28:19.200 who are Christians, 00:28:19.540 --> 00:28:20.280 may we rejoice 00:28:20.280 --> 00:28:21.380 that Jesus is the 00:28:21.380 --> 00:28:23.000 Savior of true justice 00:28:23.000 --> 00:28:24.560 and may it remind us 00:28:24.560 --> 00:28:25.180 of how great 00:28:25.180 --> 00:28:26.100 his love and mercy 00:28:26.100 --> 00:28:27.580 is towards us 00:28:27.580 --> 00:28:28.360 who have been shown 00:28:28.360 --> 00:28:29.940 amazing grace. 00:28:30.760 --> 00:28:32.020 Jesus is greater 00:28:32.020 --> 00:28:32.940 than a human Savior. 00:28:32.940 --> 00:28:34.420 He's the perfect king. 00:28:34.760 --> 00:28:35.920 He's the perfect way 00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:36.340 to God. 00:28:36.339 --> 00:28:37.319 He will bring about 00:28:37.319 --> 00:28:38.099 perfect justice. 00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:39.240 And finally, 00:28:39.859 --> 00:28:40.779 Jesus will come 00:28:40.779 --> 00:28:42.319 in perfect victory. 00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:46.819 In the Old Testament, 00:28:47.099 --> 00:28:48.539 David defeated Goliath 00:28:48.539 --> 00:28:49.279 and then he was 00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:50.099 returning back 00:28:50.099 --> 00:28:51.079 and he was greeted 00:28:51.079 --> 00:28:51.740 with singing 00:28:51.740 --> 00:28:52.419 and dancing. 00:28:53.059 --> 00:28:54.359 But if you recall, 00:28:55.159 --> 00:28:55.839 this victory 00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:56.980 over the Philistines 00:28:56.980 --> 00:28:59.159 did not lead to peace 00:28:59.159 --> 00:29:00.159 for David 00:29:00.159 --> 00:29:01.500 or for Israel. 00:29:01.579 --> 00:29:02.419 It actually began 00:29:02.419 --> 00:29:03.500 a conflict 00:29:03.500 --> 00:29:04.279 between David 00:29:04.279 --> 00:29:05.159 and the king 00:29:05.159 --> 00:29:05.599 at the time, 00:29:05.720 --> 00:29:06.179 King Saul. 00:29:06.339 --> 00:29:08.699 It also didn't end 00:29:08.699 --> 00:29:09.240 the conflicts 00:29:09.240 --> 00:29:10.699 between Israel 00:29:10.699 --> 00:29:11.599 and the Philistines. 00:29:11.939 --> 00:29:13.259 The very next chapter, 00:29:13.419 --> 00:29:14.079 we see David 00:29:14.079 --> 00:29:15.039 being sent out 00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:16.159 again to fight 00:29:16.159 --> 00:29:17.659 against the armies 00:29:17.659 --> 00:29:18.799 of the Philistines. 00:29:19.179 --> 00:29:20.240 And he kept fighting them 00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:21.720 his entire reign. 00:29:23.480 --> 00:29:24.399 As king, 00:29:25.099 --> 00:29:26.259 David did not, 00:29:26.919 --> 00:29:27.559 David did bring 00:29:27.559 --> 00:29:28.720 many victories 00:29:28.720 --> 00:29:30.279 over the surrounding peoples. 00:29:31.059 --> 00:29:33.099 But here in Psalm 110, 00:29:33.259 --> 00:29:33.980 we see that David 00:29:33.980 --> 00:29:34.779 looks forward to 00:29:34.779 --> 00:29:35.559 a Savior 00:29:35.559 --> 00:29:36.200 who will have 00:29:36.200 --> 00:29:38.519 even greater victory. 00:29:38.519 --> 00:29:39.539 Look at verse 7. 00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:41.639 Verse 7 says, 00:29:41.720 --> 00:29:42.319 He will drink 00:29:42.319 --> 00:29:43.019 from the brook 00:29:43.019 --> 00:29:43.960 by the way, 00:29:44.700 --> 00:29:45.419 therefore he will 00:29:45.419 --> 00:29:46.619 lift up his head. 00:29:48.299 --> 00:29:49.319 So this verse 00:29:49.319 --> 00:29:50.019 shows us 00:29:50.019 --> 00:29:50.839 the Messiah 00:29:50.839 --> 00:29:51.839 pausing to drink 00:29:51.839 --> 00:29:52.519 from brooks 00:29:52.519 --> 00:29:53.679 and then lifting up 00:29:53.679 --> 00:29:54.099 his head 00:29:54.099 --> 00:29:55.000 refreshed 00:29:55.000 --> 00:29:55.980 with vigor 00:29:55.980 --> 00:29:56.980 and power. 00:29:59.339 --> 00:29:59.819 Commentators 00:29:59.819 --> 00:30:00.519 differ on whether 00:30:00.519 --> 00:30:01.079 this is, 00:30:01.519 --> 00:30:02.759 this seems to be 00:30:02.759 --> 00:30:03.159 in the context 00:30:03.160 --> 00:30:03.700 of a battle, 00:30:03.700 --> 00:30:04.460 but it's unclear 00:30:04.460 --> 00:30:05.500 whether this is 00:30:05.500 --> 00:30:06.860 before or during 00:30:06.860 --> 00:30:07.700 or after. 00:30:08.160 --> 00:30:08.620 But it's clear 00:30:08.620 --> 00:30:09.400 that the Messiah 00:30:09.400 --> 00:30:11.480 is a king 00:30:11.480 --> 00:30:12.420 who will be mighty 00:30:12.420 --> 00:30:13.140 to save 00:30:13.140 --> 00:30:14.200 and who will conquer 00:30:14.200 --> 00:30:15.140 over his enemies 00:30:15.140 --> 00:30:16.860 and bring true victory. 00:30:18.519 --> 00:30:20.140 The New Living Translation 00:30:20.140 --> 00:30:21.140 paraphrases it, 00:30:21.759 --> 00:30:22.460 but he himself 00:30:22.460 --> 00:30:23.320 will be refreshed 00:30:23.320 --> 00:30:23.960 from brooks 00:30:23.960 --> 00:30:24.620 along the way. 00:30:25.200 --> 00:30:26.259 He will be 00:30:26.259 --> 00:30:27.160 victorious. 00:30:28.460 --> 00:30:29.560 The Messiah 00:30:29.560 --> 00:30:30.640 will be victorious. 00:30:30.640 --> 00:30:32.480 Jesus will come again 00:30:32.480 --> 00:30:34.020 in perfect victory. 00:30:35.100 --> 00:30:35.980 He's already declared 00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:37.120 that it is finished 00:30:37.120 --> 00:30:37.900 on the cross 00:30:37.900 --> 00:30:39.740 and he bowed his head. 00:30:39.840 --> 00:30:40.500 He rose again 00:30:40.500 --> 00:30:41.400 on the third day 00:30:41.400 --> 00:30:42.259 and declared 00:30:42.259 --> 00:30:43.040 that all authority 00:30:43.040 --> 00:30:43.840 in heaven 00:30:43.840 --> 00:30:44.280 and on earth 00:30:44.280 --> 00:30:45.220 had been given to him. 00:30:46.640 --> 00:30:47.600 And in Revelation 00:30:47.600 --> 00:30:48.360 chapter 19 00:30:48.360 --> 00:30:49.780 it says in verse 11, 00:30:51.700 --> 00:30:52.340 then I saw 00:30:52.340 --> 00:30:53.100 heaven opened 00:30:53.100 --> 00:30:53.560 and behold 00:30:53.560 --> 00:30:54.200 a white horse, 00:30:54.300 --> 00:30:55.280 the one sitting on it 00:30:55.280 --> 00:30:56.380 is called 00:30:56.380 --> 00:30:57.240 faithful and true 00:30:57.240 --> 00:30:57.900 and in righteousness 00:30:57.900 --> 00:30:58.560 he judges 00:30:58.560 --> 00:30:59.320 and makes war. 00:30:59.319 --> 00:31:00.559 verse 15 00:31:00.559 --> 00:31:01.039 it says, 00:31:01.159 --> 00:31:01.720 from his mouth 00:31:01.720 --> 00:31:02.919 comes a sharp sword 00:31:02.919 --> 00:31:03.899 with which 00:31:03.899 --> 00:31:04.879 to strike down 00:31:04.879 --> 00:31:05.359 the nations 00:31:05.359 --> 00:31:06.399 and he will rule them 00:31:06.399 --> 00:31:07.839 with a rod of iron 00:31:07.839 --> 00:31:08.519 and he will tread 00:31:08.519 --> 00:31:09.179 the winepress 00:31:09.179 --> 00:31:09.859 of the fury 00:31:09.859 --> 00:31:10.759 of the wrath of God 00:31:10.759 --> 00:31:11.259 the Almighty. 00:31:12.019 --> 00:31:12.980 On his robe 00:31:12.980 --> 00:31:14.240 and on his thighs 00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:16.659 he has a name written 00:31:16.659 --> 00:31:18.339 King of Kings 00:31:18.339 --> 00:31:20.139 and Lord of Lords. 00:31:22.379 --> 00:31:23.779 Jesus will come back 00:31:23.779 --> 00:31:25.679 in perfect victory 00:31:25.680 --> 00:31:28.019 and we can look forward 00:31:28.019 --> 00:31:28.940 to his return 00:31:28.940 --> 00:31:30.299 when peace will reign 00:31:30.299 --> 00:31:32.080 and where we will be free 00:31:32.080 --> 00:31:33.240 from the presence 00:31:33.240 --> 00:31:34.680 of sin and death 00:31:34.680 --> 00:31:35.240 forever. 00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:37.480 And we can cry out 00:31:37.480 --> 00:31:39.420 we can cry out now 00:31:39.420 --> 00:31:40.120 Maranatha 00:31:40.120 --> 00:31:41.680 come Lord Jesus. 00:31:43.460 --> 00:31:44.460 And in the meanwhile 00:31:44.460 --> 00:31:45.720 in the already 00:31:45.720 --> 00:31:46.440 but not yet 00:31:46.440 --> 00:31:47.840 there is victory 00:31:47.840 --> 00:31:48.539 available 00:31:48.539 --> 00:31:50.539 available to us today. 00:31:50.799 --> 00:31:52.000 Victory over death, 00:31:52.000 --> 00:31:53.200 victory over 00:31:53.200 --> 00:31:55.420 the punishment of sin 00:31:55.420 --> 00:31:57.299 over the power of sin 00:31:57.299 --> 00:31:58.920 and that should lead us 00:31:58.920 --> 00:31:59.940 to worship Jesus 00:31:59.940 --> 00:32:01.339 worshiping him 00:32:01.339 --> 00:32:02.720 as King of Kings 00:32:02.720 --> 00:32:04.279 and Lord of Lords. 00:32:05.319 --> 00:32:06.420 There is victory 00:32:06.420 --> 00:32:07.680 in Jesus now 00:32:07.680 --> 00:32:08.720 and more 00:32:08.720 --> 00:32:10.119 in the future. 00:32:10.279 --> 00:32:11.359 Jesus will bring about 00:32:11.359 --> 00:32:12.859 perfect victory. 00:32:15.279 --> 00:32:17.039 Jesus is greater than 00:32:17.039 --> 00:32:18.500 a human savior. 00:32:18.799 --> 00:32:20.400 He is the perfect king. 00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:21.740 He is the perfect way 00:32:21.740 --> 00:32:22.360 to God. 00:32:22.920 --> 00:32:23.640 He will bring about 00:32:23.640 --> 00:32:24.620 perfect justice 00:32:24.620 --> 00:32:26.300 and he will come 00:32:26.300 --> 00:32:27.420 in perfect victory. 00:32:28.320 --> 00:32:28.880 Now those who 00:32:28.880 --> 00:32:30.160 initially sang 00:32:30.160 --> 00:32:32.040 David's psalm 00:32:32.040 --> 00:32:33.360 or sung it 00:32:33.360 --> 00:32:34.460 when the psalter 00:32:34.460 --> 00:32:35.100 was compiled 00:32:35.100 --> 00:32:36.560 did not get to see 00:32:36.560 --> 00:32:37.240 the appearing 00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:38.920 of the Messiah. 00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:40.840 But now we can see 00:32:40.840 --> 00:32:42.560 and hopefully have seen 00:32:42.560 --> 00:32:43.380 today in scripture 00:32:43.380 --> 00:32:45.380 how Jesus Christ 00:32:45.380 --> 00:32:45.860 came 00:32:45.860 --> 00:32:47.820 and how his 00:32:47.820 --> 00:32:48.460 greatness 00:32:48.460 --> 00:32:49.819 and perfections 00:32:49.819 --> 00:32:50.420 fulfill 00:32:50.420 --> 00:32:51.920 this psalm. 00:32:52.460 --> 00:32:53.880 So may it cause us 00:32:53.880 --> 00:32:55.140 to worship him 00:32:55.140 --> 00:32:56.079 with hearts 00:32:56.079 --> 00:32:56.680 that rejoice 00:32:56.680 --> 00:32:57.519 in the revelation 00:32:57.519 --> 00:32:59.360 of his perfections. 00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:01.259 Let's pray. 00:33:03.140 --> 00:33:04.100 Heavenly Father 00:33:04.100 --> 00:33:05.279 thank you for Jesus. 00:33:06.660 --> 00:33:07.620 We thank you 00:33:07.620 --> 00:33:08.900 for how great he is 00:33:08.900 --> 00:33:09.860 and how perfect 00:33:09.860 --> 00:33:12.220 salvation he has brought. 00:33:12.860 --> 00:33:13.559 We thank you 00:33:13.559 --> 00:33:13.940 that he is 00:33:13.940 --> 00:33:15.000 the perfect savior. 00:33:15.840 --> 00:33:16.539 Thank you that 00:33:16.539 --> 00:33:18.039 through him 00:33:18.039 --> 00:33:19.859 death has been defeated 00:33:19.859 --> 00:33:21.659 and we can through him 00:33:21.659 --> 00:33:23.220 know eternal life. 00:33:23.859 --> 00:33:24.819 May we trust in him 00:33:24.819 --> 00:33:25.460 and him alone 00:33:25.460 --> 00:33:27.339 and may we worship you 00:33:27.339 --> 00:33:29.740 with hearts full of thanksgiving. 00:33:29.899 --> 00:33:31.000 We pray this in Jesus' name. 00:33:31.599 --> 00:33:31.799 Amen.