In the fourth installment of this series on Psalm 2, we will briefly look at David Kimhi’s third and final argument which he believes shows that this psalm is not Messianic. The simple fact that he draws attention to this passage in his commentary and argues against its reference to “Christ” (which is the New Testament word for “messiah” or “the annointed one”) should be a demonstration to us as Christians of this psalms tremendous importance.
What about the Jews and Muslims? This argument concerns the promise of the nations God gave to His Son (Psalm 2:8). David …
Filed under: Authors, Doctrine, Michael Carter, Uncategorized on July 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
In the previous article in this little series, we looked at the meaning of “this day have I begotten thee” from Psalm 2. David Kimhi, in his commentary, said in a nutshell that if God did beget someone, He would have to beget God. On the one hand, we saw that God did exactly that, for Jesus was God in human flesh (John 1:14; Philippians 2:5-7). On the other hand, Acts 13:33 shows that the begettal poetically promised in Psalm 2:7 was not the begetting of a baby. This was speaking of Jesus being raised from the dead. Now, …
Filed under: Authors, Doctrine, Michael Carter on July 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
In the previous article, we talked about the general nature of royal psalms and of the fact that they are sometimes Messianic in nature. Psa. 2 is a perfect example of a Messianic Royal Psalm—it prophetically proclaims that Jesus would be King! To help show the Messianic character of this psalm more clearly, comments from David Kimhi, who does not accept Jesus as the Messiah and who makes specific arguments against this, will be briefly biblically examined.
Like begets like. Kimhi says, “And the Nazarenes [Christians, MWC] interpret it of Jesus; and …
Filed under: Authors, Doctrine, Michael Carter on July 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
The Book of Psalms contains several types of psalms. One of these is the royal psalm. Royal psalms concern the Davidic line of kings. As a whole, these types of psalms poetically proclaim that the king is divinely appointed, that the people will be blessed if they follow him, that God will deliver him and give him victory over his enemies. At times, these royal psalms are Messianic. In other words, they point forward to the fulfillment of Jesus being the One who would sit at the right hand of God. Royal psalms …
Filed under: Authors, Doctrine, Michael Carter on July 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
One of my favorite treats I enjoyed in my childhood was my grandmother’s blackberry jelly. To this day, I have experienced none other like it, and I promise you I have taste tested every store bought version of blackberry jelly that I have ever found. It had the perfect combination of tartness that caused your jaw muscles to contract and intense sweetness that would rescue those muscles just before they became too uncomfortable. Imagine my surprise later in life that the quest for that seasonal treat would contribute one of the building blocks of my adulthood.
During the summer that …
Filed under: Butch Adams, Devotional on July 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
