A King Speaks About His Kingdom
The book of Psalm is full of references that makes it clear that David and other psalm writers in Israel knew and revered God as King of Kings.
Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, you are My Son, ask of Me, and I will give you the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the Earth for Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel. Psalm 2:6-9
Not only do these vessels speak of God as king, but they also look ahead prophetically to the coming of Jesus, who would inherit the Kingdom from His Father.
The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations have perished out of His land. Psalm 10:16
King David understood that human kingdoms are temporary, but God's Kingdom is eternal.
Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Psalm 24:7-10
The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, and the Lord sits as King forever. Psalm 29:10
In these verses, David, Israel's second and greatest king, praised and acknowledged the Lord God as the King of glory who was enthroned forever. The glory literally means "heavy" or "weighty", especially in the sense of referring to someone of great importance and high esteem. With the phrase "King of glory", David exalts God as the greatest King of all and worthy of the highest esteem.
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom. Psalm 45:16
For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the Earth. Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the king of all the Earth; Sing praises with understanding. God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. Psalm 47:2, 6-8
All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, and Your saints shall bless You. They shall speak the glory of Kingdom, and talk of Your power, to make known to the sons of men His mighty acts and the glorious majesty of His Kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Psalm 145:13
David, once again, was focused on the Kingdom of God. Although he himself was a king, David knew his place. More than King Saul who preceded him, all the other kings who succeeded him, all the other kings who succeeded him, David understood his role not only as a king under God with civic obligations to his people; but also as a priest before God with spiritual responsibilities on behalf of His people. He is an example to all of us of our place in the Kingdom. Like King David, we are called to rule as kings in this world as well as to fulfill the priestly role of carrying out our spiritual care of the people in the earthly regions.
W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
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Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, you are My Son, ask of Me, and I will give you the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the Earth for Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel. Psalm 2:6-9
Not only do these vessels speak of God as king, but they also look ahead prophetically to the coming of Jesus, who would inherit the Kingdom from His Father.
The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations have perished out of His land. Psalm 10:16
King David understood that human kingdoms are temporary, but God's Kingdom is eternal.
Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Psalm 24:7-10
The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, and the Lord sits as King forever. Psalm 29:10
In these verses, David, Israel's second and greatest king, praised and acknowledged the Lord God as the King of glory who was enthroned forever. The glory literally means "heavy" or "weighty", especially in the sense of referring to someone of great importance and high esteem. With the phrase "King of glory", David exalts God as the greatest King of all and worthy of the highest esteem.
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom. Psalm 45:16
For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the Earth. Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the king of all the Earth; Sing praises with understanding. God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. Psalm 47:2, 6-8
All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, and Your saints shall bless You. They shall speak the glory of Kingdom, and talk of Your power, to make known to the sons of men His mighty acts and the glorious majesty of His Kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Psalm 145:13
David, once again, was focused on the Kingdom of God. Although he himself was a king, David knew his place. More than King Saul who preceded him, all the other kings who succeeded him, all the other kings who succeeded him, David understood his role not only as a king under God with civic obligations to his people; but also as a priest before God with spiritual responsibilities on behalf of His people. He is an example to all of us of our place in the Kingdom. Like King David, we are called to rule as kings in this world as well as to fulfill the priestly role of carrying out our spiritual care of the people in the earthly regions.
W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
These articles may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are sited at the end of the article as originally placed. Thank you
