Today’s passage: Psalm 110
Helpful thoughts:
- Jesus quoted this Messianic Psalm in order to ask the Pharisees a few questions concerning their unbelief in His deity (Matthew 22:41-46).
- Jesus is King and also the “priest forever after the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 5:1-10).
- The Word of God promises here a king who will rule over the nations who is both David’s descendent and his Lord, and then who is also a priest forever.
- Jesus’ priesthood is superior because He does not require a sacrifice for His own sin. Christ was suitable (Being without sin) to be our sacrifice!
Questions to consider:
- How does Jesus fulfill all of the promises from this Psalm?
- Once our eyes are opened to the truth of God’s Word concerning Jesus, how seemingly obvious does it become that these prophecies point to Him? In what way might Jesus have been appealing to this by quoting this Psalm to the unbelieving Pharisees?
- How does knowing the sure victory of Christ is coming help us to think biblically about all that we see happening around us today? How permanent is any of the world’s leadership until Christ returns?