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Greetings! In my previous posts (on Heb 1:13 and Psa 110) I went over how Psa 110 remarkably serves as an outline for the letter to the Hebrews, bringing great illumination to the entire letter (for more on this and to better follow me in this post, please read Heb 1:13 It’s Not About Angels, It’s All About Jesus and Psa 110 Christ in you, the Hope of Glory).

For now, we’ve come to Heb 1:14, but before going on, there’s one more aspect of Heb 1:1-13 to talk about.

You see, Heb 1:1-13 not only expounds on how Jesus is far better than the angels (He created and assigned specific duties to them), but also shows us how one man — Jesus Christ — fulfilled all the various qualities required in the Messiah to come.

So, let’s take a look at some of the Old Testament (OT) prophecies concerning Christ.

Now, though there are too many OT prophecies of Christ to completely cover in this post, we’ll basically narrow it down to five cumulative “facets” behind the Jewish concept of the Messiah (at the time of Christ):

1. A Prophet.
2. A Suffering Servant.
3. A son of David who would be King (this is the same as the Conquering King and the Shepherd).
4. A High Priest.
5. A Resurrection.

PROPHET: Israel looked for a great Prophet, because Moses told them to (Deu 18:15-19; Jn 1:21,25; Jn 6:14).

Deu 18:15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto Him ye shall hearken.

SERVANT: They looked for a great Servant of God who was going to Suffer (Psa 22:1-31; Psa 40:6-12; Isa 50:4-9; Isa 52:13-15; Isa 53:1-12; Dan 9:26; Zec 13:6-7; Zec 12:10).

Psa 40:6-7 Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not desire; Mine ears hast Thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast Thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of Me.

Isa 52:13-14 Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently, He shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 14 As many were astonied at Thee; His visage was so marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of men.

Isa 53:4-5 Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.

Zec 13:6 And one shall say unto Him, What are these wounds in Thine hands? Then He shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of My friends.

Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for His only Son, and shall be in bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for His Firstborn.

SON & KING: They looked for a son of David who will be an eternal King (this is also referred to as the Shepherd [2 Sam 7:12-16; Psa 45:1,6; Psa 89:3-4; Isa 11:1-10; Jer 23:5; Jer 3:9; Ezek 21:27; Dan 7:13-14; Dan 9:24-27; Zec 9:9-12; Zec 13:6-7; Mat 12:23; Mat 21:9; Mat 22:42-45; Jn 10:7-16]).

2 Sam 7:12-13 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy Seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish His kingdom. 13 He shall build an house for My name, and I will stablish the throne of His kingdom for ever.

Jer 33:15-17 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness. 17 For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel.

Ezek 34:23-24 And I will set up One Shepherd over them, and He shall feed them, even My servant David; He shall feed them, and He shall be their Shepherd. 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and My servant David a Prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.

Ezek 37:24 And David My Servant shall be King over them; and they all shall have One Shepherd: they shall also walk in My judgments, and observe My statutes, and do them.

Hos 3:4-5 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: 5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.

Though Israel looked for a Son of David and King, they were not given the understanding how, as God’s Son, this King would also symbolically represent “Israel” (even as Christ’s Body represents His Church [Exo 4:22; 2 Sam 7:14; Psa 2:1-12; Psa 45:1,6; Psa 89:1-4,13-33; Hos 2:2; Hos 11:1; Rom 7:1-4; Eph 5:28-32]). Note how Jesus addressed how Christ is God’s Son and not David’s in Mat 22:41-46; Lk 20:41-44; Mk 14:61-62). Read the rest of this entry »

Greetings! Let’s get started.

Psa 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto My Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.

A Psalm of David. This psalm was written by king David – a visual/auditory prophet - who also wrote many other psalms and prophecies in the Bible (Acts 2:29-31).

The LORD said unto My Lord. When you see the uppercased style “LORD” (Yehovah or Jehovah) used in the OT it refers to the Divine Name of God. This name is so sacred to Jews, it isn’t spoken out loud, but referred to as “YHVH” instead (also known as the “four letters” or “Tetragrammaton”).

H3068. Yehovah, yeh-ho-vaw’; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:–Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.

The second, normal cased style “Lord” is used for many different Hebrew words in the Old Testament. In Psa 110:1, the Hebrew word “‘Adown” is used and it describes rulers who have a sovereign, controlling type of rule (both human AND Divine). 

H113. ‘adown, aw-done’, or (shortened) ‘adon, aw-done’; from an unused root (mean to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine):–lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with “Adoni-”.

Now, Jesus pointed to Psa 110:1 in Mk 12:36 when He asked the Pharisees why the scribes insisted Christ (the Messiah) was the son of David, since David had called Him “Lord” (2 Sam 7:11a-16; Mat 22:41-46; Lk 20:41-44).

Mk 12:35-37 And Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? 36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on My right hand, till I make Thine enemies Thy footstool. 37 David therefore himself calleth Him Lord; and whence is He then his son? And the common people heard Him gladly.

Thus, Jesus pointed out since David wouldn’t call his own son “Lord,” Psa 110:1 showed 2 Sam 7:14 was not about David’s son, but God’s (Psa 2:7).

2 Sam 7:14 I will be His Father, and He shall be My Son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten Him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.

Psa 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto My Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.

Sit on My right hand. Sitting on the right hand of the Father is a position of great honor and power, but in order for Jesus to get TO the Father SO that He COULD sit at His right hand, Christ had to die, be resurrected, and ascend to the throne (Mk 16:6; Lk 24:51; Acts 1:9).

The Apostle Peter pointed this out in Acts 3:34-35 when he tied Psa 110:1 in with David’s prophecy of Psa 16:7-10 and used it to explain the necessity of the resurrection of Christ (Jn 20:9; Acts 2:29-36).

Acts 2:34-35 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, 35 Until I make Thy foes Thy footstool.

You see, in Psa 16:7-10 God promised David He wouldn’t leave the Messiah in hell, nor suffer His Holy One to see corruption.

Psa 16:10 For Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption.

Peter pointed out that since David had died and hadn’t risen from the dead, then Psa 16:7-10 couldn’t have been about David, but instead was a prophecy about the resurrection of Christ (Jn 20:9; Acts 13:33-37; Rom 1:3-4). Read the rest of this entry »

This study is a continuation from Psa 102: A Prayer of the Afflicted Part 1.

The last thing we touched on was how the man under affliction believed he was in the last sunset of his life and would soon die. That’s all about to change, because now we come to Psa 102:12 which is where the Lord begins overwhelming the man to speak through him.

You might say, wait a minute, Heb 1:10-12 only quotes Psa 102:25-27, not Psa 102:12-22? Yet, there are similarities between Psa 102:12-22 and Psa 102:25-27which show the two go together. Outside these verses, the others take on the fleshly humanistic traits of fear and complaining, but within these verses alone, there is praise of God, revelation of His purpose, what He will do, and an overall change in tone to the writing.

It’s as if someone else has written them.

Heb 1:10-12 tells us that someone is God. Read the rest of this entry »

First off, there are two types of “Zion’s” in scripture:

• An actual literal location upon the earth, located in Jerusalem, Israel.
• A Spiritual place of the heart, mind, and spirit located within the Kingdom of Heaven.

Lk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Let’s cover the earthly, literal location first. Read the rest of this entry »

This study on Psalm 102 goes hand in hand with Heb 1:10-12 Jesus’ Nature Eternal which quotes Psa 102:25-27.

Usually I cover the Old Testament reference to the verse I’m working on before I do the Hebrews section, but since the only way to really explain what’s going on with the suffering of the man under affliction is through the Book of Job, I changed things up a bit. That’s taken some time, but we’re finally on our way.

Let’s see how Heb 1:10-12 quotes Psa 102:25-27 below. Read the rest of this entry »

Greetings! Continuing with our study in Hebrews we come to Heb 1:10-12 which quotes Psa 102:25-27.

 Heb 1:10-12 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Thine hands: 11 They shall perish; but Thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture shalt Thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.

First things first! And… the very first thing we encounter in Heb 1:10-12 is the all important “And.”

Heb 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Thine hands Read the rest of this entry »

This is part two of the section on Heb 1:8,9 which quotes from Psa 45:6-7. For Heb 1:8, please see Heb 1:8 Jesus is God.

Heb 1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the Oil of Gladness above thy fellows.

Thou hast loved righteousness The Gk. word for “loved” used here is “agapao.”

G25. agapao, ag-ap-ah’-o; perhaps from agan (much); to love (in a social or moral sense):–(be-) love (-ed). Compare G5368. (“…the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety… being chiefly of the heart.” – From G5368’s note on G25.)

In brief, agapao, is a decision made in one’s heart to hold something in a “regard of  love.” One also might call it a “place” one sets aside in one’s “heart.” This is the “regard” and not the “expression” of love. The “expression” of love is the Gk. word ”agape.” (For more on ”agapao/agape,” please see Understanding Agapao/Agape Love). Read the rest of this entry »

In Heb 1:8-9, the book of Hebrews turns from pointing to scriptures that say Jesus is superior to angels, to those that point to Jesus as God. Again, because these verses point to Psa 45:6-7, we look at the whole of Psa 45 to bring things into context. We’ve just done that in our post, Psa 45 A Wedding For Jesus.

Heb 1:8-9 But unto the Son He saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.

Most of Heb 1:8,9 is a Key Phrase quoted from Psa 45:6-7. Read the rest of this entry »