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Psalm 2:1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Acts 4:23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. 24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: 25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, 28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. 29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
Here we have the early church having just experienced persecution from the religious leaders of Jerusalem because a man was healed in the name of Jesus from being crippled, and the miracle was spreading across town and was a plainly supernatural occurrence.
And they have a meeting for prayer and talk to God, quoting
Psalm 2 that we read earlier.
2 Sam 5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion:
17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold. 18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 19 And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 20 And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim. 21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
When David wrote
Psalm 2, he was recounting his own experience with taking the city Jerusalem back from the Jebusites who had seized control of it during some battles.
- 2 Sam 5 relates to us how David was anointed king over all Israel and how he set forth to retain Jerusalem once again, as was the proper thing to do as newly appointed king.
- It tells us how David conquered ZION and put his throne there, and how the Philistines heard of it and became enraged seeking to remove David and not see David gain any more ground.
- David prays to God and asks if he should fight the Philistines, and God tells Him God will doubtlessly deliver them into his hand.
- And that is why we read in Psalm 2 that the Lord set his king upon the holy hill of Zion and the raging of the heathens and kings of the earth would not change God's plans since this KINGDOM WILL STAND!
If we read the 3rd chapter in Acts and the verses before the ones that related the prayer meeting of the early church we find that SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES OCCURRED with them that we find with David when David wrote
Psalm 2.
- Instead of the Philistines enraged against David taking Jerusalem back to Israel and putting his throne on Zion and how David was becoming greater and His Kingdom was plainly shown to be more powerful, THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE AND THE SADDUCEES HATED THE FACT THAT JESUS was becoming MORE POPULAR and people were parching in His name and healing the sick in His name.
- Jesus' kingdom was getting greater IN THE VERY SAME CITY WHERE DAVID'S KINGDOM was becoming greater!
The bible teaches that when Jesus resurrected, He went to the throne of GLORY IN HEAVEN.
- Just like David going to the throne in ZION.
- The New Testament actually talks about ZION.
- The ACTUAL Zion is a spiritual place that saved born again people come to when they serve Jesus.
- IT IS CALLED ZION!
The way David was attacked for sitting not enthrone was the Philistines set out to fight and take him down.
- But the way JESUS was attacked in the SAME CITY, JERUSALEM, centuries later, was by RELIGIOUS LEADERS commanding the disciples to STOP PREACHING IN THAT NAME and stop healing the sick in that name.
Now, DAVID was asking about fighting the enemy and God told him to fight and defeat the Philistines.
- For us to read about the early Christians praying to God in their situation tells us that THEY GOT A SPECIAL INSIGHT FROM GOD that when David wrote about the ANOINTED KING sitting on the throne in Psalm 2, although David was talking about himself, God was actually having David PROPHESY about the GREATER fulfillment of that situation IN JESUS CHRIST BEING SEATED ON ZION.
- When the Christians pray, they actually say the KING and the ANOINTED ONE is Jesus.
Acts 4: 26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. 27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed
And that means THEY KNEW that as much as David was on the throne in HIS KINGDOM centuries before, JESUS WAS ON THE THRONE OF DAVID and HAD A KINGDOM.
- And what we need to learn from this is HOW THESE CHRISTIANS WOULD FIGHT BACK when David fought with swords and spears and shields.
People wonder what the nature of this KINGDOM is all about.
- We talk about kingdom.
- We preach it is here now.
- We get confused with some people who believe KINGDOM NOW and teach we need to take over governmental offices and become leaders in the city and nation.
- Then others believe the Kingdom has not even come yet and will not come until after the rapture.
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