1. Psalm 2 - A Royal Psalm A celebration at the coronation of the King in spite of the opposition by the rebellious peoples around them.

2. Psalm 2:1-2 1 Why do the nations rage, And the people plot 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. Psalm 2:3 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.”

4. Psalm 2:1-3 - The Rebellion The King is amazed that the nations would seek to devise a plot destined to fail. Every King anointed by a prophet was a "messiah" or "anointed one".

5. Psalm 2:1-3 - The Rebellion If that King obeyed God, God would support his rule. The plans of those opposed were spoiled by God's intervention.

6. Psalm 2:4-5 4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:

7. Psalm 2:6 6 “Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”

8. Psalm 2:4 - The Response of God God is pictured in heaven high above the kings laughing at their plans against Him.

9. Psalm 2:5-6 - The Response of God God's contempt for their plans seen in His response of "wrath". God instead plans to install His King to put an end to the rebellion.

10. Psalm 2:5-6 - The Response of God "Zion" mentions 40 xs in Psalms. Zion = the temple area, later the entire city of Jerusalem. "holy hill" = the temple mount.

11. Psalm 2:5-6 - The Response of God "When God establishes His King He also subjugates those who oppose His king." (" The Bible Knowledge Commentary", p. 792)

12. Psalm 2:7 7 “I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.

13. Psalm 2:7 - The declaration "the decree" = The Davidic Covenant 2 Sam. 7:14 When David became king, described as a "father-son" relationship. "son" = messianic overtones

14. Psalm 2:7 - The declaration "You are My son" The king's legitimate right to rule. "Today" Coronation day

15. Psalm 2:7 - The declaration "I have begotten you" The king becoming God's son Heb. 1:5 Acts 13:33-34 Jesus = the Son of David

16. Psalm 2:8-9 8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”

17. Psalm 2:8 - The declaration The adopted son inherits the Kingdom from his "Father". An invitation to ask for the Kingdom which someday will encompass the ends of the earth.

18. Psalm 2:9 - The declaration All rebellion will be crushed. Egyptian kings used to smash jars of pottery symbolic of rebellious cities or nations.

19. Psalm 2:10-11 - The exhortation 10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

20. Psalm 2:12 - The exhortation 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

21. Psalm 2:10-11 - The exhortation The nations are encouraged to submit before the wrath begins. God often referred to as the King in the Psalms.

22. Psalm 2:10-11 - The exhortation "serve", "rejoice", "fear", and "trembling" = describe the righteous in worship. Humility and exaltation, not arrogance and gloom.

23. Psalm 2:12 - The exhortation Submit to His rule before you are destroyed.

24. Psalm 2:12 - The exhortation Only in the son is there safety from God's wrath.

25. Three applications #1; David The Psalm directly involved David and God's covenant to him. 2 Sam. 7:14 Israel is the focal point of God's program for the world. Gen. 12:1-3

26. Three applications #2; Jesus Jesus Christ will rule! As the Son of David, He will forever rule His kingdom.

27. Hebrews 1:2, 5-13 - Jesus Christ 1. He is Heir of all things - 3 2. He is the Son of David - 5 3. He is to be worshipped - 6 4. He will reign forever - 8-9 5. He is the eternal Creator - 10-12 6. He is waiting His reign - 13

28. Three applications #2; Jesus Jesus earned His right to rule! Matt. 20:20-22 Phil. 2:5-11 Heb. 12:1-2

29. Three applications #2; Jesus...and we can share His rule with Him! Rom. 8:17 2 Tim. 2:11-13 Matt. 20:20-38

30. Three applications #3; Us! Revelation 2:25-27 25 But hold fast what you have till I come. 26 And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations—

31. Three applications #3; Us! 27 ‘ He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’— as I also have received from My Father;

32. As we move toward the end of humanities' rebellion, we move closer to God's rule, to the Kingdom of God. All believers will be there. David's Son will rule. Christ will bring in the Kingdom. The question is...

33. What do you want your eternity to look like? __________________________________ With all the doubts of today, with all of the pain, with the pull of this world, with the pull of your flesh, with the pull of Satan...

34. Do you trust Him? Will you live by faith?

35. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him!