The King-Priest
“The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet” (Psalm 110:1).
Psalm 110 is a song David wrote while meditating upon the role of the priest-king. As a priest-king, he ruled over Israel upon the throne, but even acting as a mediator between the people and Yahweh, as in the case when the ark was brought back to Jerusalem and he offered animal sacrifices to the Lord (2 Samuel 16:12-17). However, he also looked forward to the ultimate priest-king.
David was a type and shadow of things to come.
Jesus Christ is the substance, the fulfillment of all types and shadows, a “priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek” (Psa. 110:4). He is the mediator between God and His people. He gives His own body as the final sacrifice allowing sinful people to enter into a right relationship with a holy and righteous God (Heb. 7-10). Moreover, the idea of Jesus being at the right hand of the Father is less about a physical location, and really about relationship status. The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery indicates, “To be at the right side is to be identified as being in the special place of honor (1 Kings 2:19;Ps. 45:9). Thus the full participation of the risen Christ in God’s honor and glory is emphasized by his being at God’s right hand (Acts 2:33-34; Heb 1:3). From there he will return to judge the world, welcoming believers to blessings on his right while assigning the wicked to the left (Mt 25:31-46).” [1]
How wonderful is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
He redeems sinners by His own blood.
He leads us on to everlasting life.
He reigns over all the earth!
Amen
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1. Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman III, Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1998) 728
Psalm 110 is a song David wrote while meditating upon the role of the priest-king. As a priest-king, he ruled over Israel upon the throne, but even acting as a mediator between the people and Yahweh, as in the case when the ark was brought back to Jerusalem and he offered animal sacrifices to the Lord (2 Samuel 16:12-17). However, he also looked forward to the ultimate priest-king.
David was a type and shadow of things to come.
Jesus Christ is the substance, the fulfillment of all types and shadows, a “priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek” (Psa. 110:4). He is the mediator between God and His people. He gives His own body as the final sacrifice allowing sinful people to enter into a right relationship with a holy and righteous God (Heb. 7-10). Moreover, the idea of Jesus being at the right hand of the Father is less about a physical location, and really about relationship status. The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery indicates, “To be at the right side is to be identified as being in the special place of honor (1 Kings 2:19;Ps. 45:9). Thus the full participation of the risen Christ in God’s honor and glory is emphasized by his being at God’s right hand (Acts 2:33-34; Heb 1:3). From there he will return to judge the world, welcoming believers to blessings on his right while assigning the wicked to the left (Mt 25:31-46).” [1]
How wonderful is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
He redeems sinners by His own blood.
He leads us on to everlasting life.
He reigns over all the earth!
Amen
_____________________
1. Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman III, Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1998) 728
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