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A prophetic scripture compendium (with cross references) expounded with
conservative Bible commentaries
(many more can be viewed on the downloadable pages on the opposite side of this page)
there are now 44 pages of detailed research completed on this site
(listed as follows)
Genesis 2:6 (see page 18)
Genesis 3:15 (see page 21)
Genesis 22:2-4 (see page 21)
Genesis 49:9-12 (page 26)
Exodus 30:1 (see page 41)
Leviticus 14:1-7 (see page 27)
Leviticus 16: 3-14 (see page 28)
Numbers 17:8 (see page 16)
Deuteronomy 18:15 and vs.18 (see page 8)
Deuteronomy 30:10-13 (see page 19)
2 Samuel 23: 2-4 (see page 17)
1 Kings 17:17-23 (see page 30)
1 Chronicles 17:9-27 (see page 26)
Psalm 2: 6-7(see page 29)
Psalm 16:8 (see page 14)
Psalm 16:9 (see page 14)
Psalm 16:10 (see page 13)
Psalm 16:11 (see page 15)
Psalm 18:47-50 (see page 36)
Psalm 20:1-9(see page 25)
Psalm 30:1-12 (see page 31)
psalm 21:1-7 (see page 23)
Psalm 24:1 and Psalm 24:7 (see page 22)
Psalm 89:27 (see page 16)
Psalm 97:11 (see page 27)
Psalm 110:1-7 (see page 34)
Psalm 118:22-24 (see page 35)
Isaiah 11:10 (see page 38)
Isaiah 26:19 (see page 32)
Isaiah 42:5-8 and the corresponding Matthew 12:18-21
(see page 22)
Isaiah 49:5(see page 44) from the greek scriptures (translated) only
Isaiah 53:8 (see page 12)
Isaiah 53:10 (see page 12)
Isaiah 53:11(see page 6)
Isaiah 53:12 (see page 12)
Isaiah 55:3 (see page 11)
Isaiah 55:4-5 (see page 10)
Isaiah 61:10-11 (see page 33)
Jeremiah 23:5-6, 9 (see page 24)
Ezekiel 17:22 (see page 43)
Hosea 13:14 (see page 33)
Amos 9:11-12 (see page 15)
Jonah 2:1-3 (see page 9)
Zephaniah 3:8 from the Greek (translated) Bible only,
(see page 9)
Zacharias (Zechariah) 6:11-12 (see page 13)
The New Testament scriptural references are
prophecied by the Son of God Himself!
Matthew 20:17-19 (see page 20)
Matthew 26:32 (see page 19)
Mark 8:31 and Mark 10:33-34(see page 8)
Mark 9:2-9 (see page 18)
Mark 10:33-34 (see page 20)
Luke 1:31-33 (see page 35)
John 2:19 (see page 18)
John 10:15 (see page 17)
John 11:24-26 (see page 8)
John 16:4-11(see page 38)
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Psalm 30, LXX, Jerome's Version (from the "Online Bible") :
1 For the end, a Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will exalt thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and not caused mine enemies to rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried to thee, and thou didst heal me.
3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from Hades, thou hast delivered me from among them that go down to the pit.
4 Sing to the Lord, ye his saints, and give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For anger is in his wrath, but life in his favour: weeping shall tarry for the evening, but joy shall be in the morning.
6 ¶ And I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.
7 O Lord, in thy good pleasure thou didst add strength to my beauty: but thou didst turn away thy face, and I was troubled.
8 To thee, O Lord, will I cry; and to my God will I make supplication.
9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to destruction? Shall the dust give praise to thee? or shall it declare thy truth?
10 The Lord heard, and had compassion upon me; the Lord is become my helper.
11 Thou hast turned my mourning into joy for me: thou hast rent off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12that my glory may sing praise to thee, and I may not be pierced with sorrow. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.
Psalm 30, LXX, Augustine's (3rd-4th century A. D.):
I will exalt Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast taken Me up
Thou hast not made Mine enemies to rejoice over Me.
O Lord, My God, I have cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed Me'
"O Lord, Thou hast brought back My Soul from hell, and Thou hast saved Me from them that go down into the pit
Sing to the Lord, O ye saints of His.
And make confession of the remembrance of His holiness
For in His indignation is wrath" . "And life in His will.
In the evening weeping will tarry. And exultation in the morning.
But I said in my abundance, I shall not be moved for ever"
O Lord, in Thy will Thou hast afforded strength unto my beauty
Thou turnedst away Thy Face from me, and I became troubled;
Unto Thee, O Lord, will I cry, and unto my God will I pray
What profit" "shall dust confess unto Thee?" "Or declare Thy truth?
The Lord hath heard, and had mercy on Me, the Lord hath become My helper.
Thou hast turned My mourning into joy to Me" "Thou hast turned my mourning into joy to me. Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness.
That my glory should sing unto Thee, and I should not be pricked"
O Lord, my God, I will confess unto Thee for ever.
Cross references:
Psalms 86:13, LXX (Thomson version) ; "For Thy mercy ot me hath been great; Thou hast delivered my soul from the deepest mansion of the dead.."
Psalms 16:10 LXX (Thomson version) ; "that Thou wilt not leave my soul in the mansion of the dead nor suffer Thine holy one to see corruption." [My ft]
[ft] "mansion of the dead" as Thomson translates in these two versus is from the greek is a[|dhn from a[|dhjs "hades"
Acts 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also, my flesh shall rest in hope:
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption:
28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt make me full of joy with thy countenance."
Theodoret interprets it of the restoration of the human nature by Christ, through His resurrection from the dead."
John Gill; "...but joy [cometh] in the morning; alluding to the time when all nature is fresh and gay, when man rises cheerful from his rest, darkness removes, light breaks forth, and the sun rises and sheds its beams, and everything looks pleasant and delightful; moreover, the mercies of God are new every morning, which cause joy, and call for thankfulness; and especially it is a time of joy after weeping and darkness, when the Sun of Righteousness arises with healing in His wings; as it will be to perfection in the resurrection morn, when the dead in Christ will rise first, and be like to Him, and reign with Him for evermore."
Augustine's Exposition ; "PSALM 30
TO THE END, THE PSALM OF THE CANTICLE OF THE DEDICATION OF THE HOUSE, OF DAVID HIMSELF.
1. To the end, a Psalm of the joy of the Resurrection, and the change, the renewing of the body to an immortal state, and not only of the Lord, but also of the whole Church. For in the former Psalm the tabernacle was finished, wherein we dwell in the time of war: but now the house is dedicated, which will abide in peace everlasting.
2. It is then whole Christ who speaketh. "I will exalt Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast taken Me up"
(ver. 1). I will praise Thy high Majesty, O Lord, for Thou hast taken Me up. "Thou hast not made Mine enemies to rejoice over Me." And those, who have so often endeavoured to oppress Me with various persecutions throughout the world, Thou hast not made to rejoice over Me.
3. "O Lord, My God, I have cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed Me (ver. 2). O Lord, My God, I have cried unto Thee, and I no longer hear about a body enfeebled and sick by mortality.
4. "O Lord, Thou hast brought back My Soul from hell, and Thou hast saved Me from them that go down into the pit" (ver. 3).
Thou hast saved Me from the condition of profound darkness, and the lowest slough of corruptible flesh.
5. "Sing to the Lord, O ye saints of His." The prophet seeing these future things, rejoiceth, and saith, "Sing to the Lord, O ye saints of His. And make confession of the remembrance of His holiness" (ver. 4). And make confession to Him, that He hath not forgotten the sanctification, wherewith He hath sanctified you, although all this intermediate period belong to your desires.
6. "For in His indignation is wrath" (ver. 5).
For He hath avenged against you the first sin, for which you have paid by death. "And life in His will." And life eternal, whereunto you could not return by any strength of your own, hath He given, because He so would. "In the evening weeping will tarry." Evening began, when the light of wisdom withdrew from sinful man, when he was condemned to death: from this evening weeping will tarry, as long as God's people are, amid labours and temptations, awaiting the day of the Lord. "And exultation in the morning." Even to the morning, when there will be the exultation of the resurrection, which hath shone forth by anticipation in the morning resurrection of the Lord.
7. "But I said in my abundance, I shall not be moved for ever" (ver. 6). But I, that people which was speaking from the first, said in mine abundance, suffering now no more any want, "I shall not be moved for ever."
8. "O Lord, in Thy will Thou hast afforded strength unto my beauty" (ver. 7). But that this my abundance, O Lord, is not of myself, but that in Thy will Thou hast afforded strength unto my beauty, I have learnt from this, "Thou turnedst away Thy Face from me, and I became troubled;" for Thou hast sometimes turned away Thy Face from the sinner, and I became troubled, when the illumination of Thy knowledge withdrew from me.
9. "Unto Thee, O Lord, will I cry, and unto my God will I pray" (ver. 8). And bringing to mind that time of my trouble and misery, and as it were established therein, I hear the voice of Thy Firs-Begotten, my Head, about to die for me, and saying "Unto Thee, O Lord, will I cry, and unto My God will I pray."
10. "What profit" is there in the shedding of My blood, whilst I go down to corruption? "What profit" For if I shall not rise immediately, and My body shall become corrupt, "shall dust confess unto Thee?" that is, the crowd of the ungodly, whom I shall justify by My resurrection? "Or declare Thy truth?" Or for the salvation of the rest declare Thy truth ?
11. "The Lord hath heard, and had mercy on Me, the Lord hath become My helper." Nor did "He suffer His holy One to see corruption "[1] (ver. 10).
12. "Thou hast turned My mourning into joy to Me" (ver. 11). Whom I, the Church, having received, the First-Begotten from the dead,[2] now in the dedication of Thine house, say, "Thou hast turned my mourning into joy to me. Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness." Thou hast torn off the veil of my sins, the sadness of my mortality; and hast girded me with the first robe, with immortal gladness.
13. "That my glory should sing unto Thee, and I should not be pricked" (ver. 12). That now, not my humiliation, but my glory should not lament, but should sing unto Thee, for that now out of humiliation Thou hast exalted me; and that I should not be pricked with the consciousness of sin, with the fear of death, with the fear of judgment. "O Lord, my God, I will confess unto Thee for ever." And this is my glory, O Lord, my God, that I should confess unto Thee for ever, that I have nothing of myself, but that all my good is of Thee, who art "God, All in all."
George Horne Ver. 11. "Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness. This might be true of David, delivered from his calamity; it was true of Christ, arising from the tomb, to die no more; it is true of the penitent, exchanging his sackcloth for the garments of salvation; and it will be verified in all us, at the last day, when we shall put off the dishonours of the grave, to shine in glory everlasting."
Isaiah 26:19 LXX (Thomson version) "The dead shall be raised up again, even they in the tombs shall be raised up: and they in this land shall be filled with joy: for the dew from thee is healing for them; but the land of the ungodly shall fall. "
Dead Sea Scrolls(A) ; "But your dead ones shall live with My dead body they shall arise. They shall awake and sing O inhabitants of the dust. Because your dew is as the dew of light and the earth shall cast out the departed."
KJV Isaiah 26:19 " Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead."
Cross references:
Matthew 27:52-53 "And the graves were opened, and many bodies of saints who slept, arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.
Isaiah 25:8 Webster's Bible ; "He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people will he remove from all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken {it}."
Isaiah 60:1-2 Dead Sea Scrolls ; " Rise, shine; for your light is come, the glory of YHWH is risen upon you. (2 .) For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations but He shall arise even YHWH will shine on you, and his glory upon you shall be seen."
Isaiah 60:1-2, LXX ; "Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 2 Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and there shall be gross darkness on the nations: but the Lord shall appear upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee."
Psalm 110:3, LXX, (Thomson version) ; "With thee shall be the government; in the day of thy power-in the splendours of thy holies from the womb : before the morning star I begot thee."
This verse of prophecy supports the promise that Messiah's (ie. "My dead body") would be resurrected and that of particular note declared in the LXX as well as the Dead Sea Scroll text ; is that the "dew of light" shall fall on, as the Dead Sea Scrolls has it ; " your dead ones" that were to be cast out of the earth. (ft1)
[ft1] see Matthew 27: 52&53; "52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." This verse also shows the word-picture association of " dew" and "light" in prophecies of Christ's and our resurrection. The Vulgate (Douay-Rheims) and the Dead Sea Scrolls use this same imagery and the Douay- Rheims has it as ; "Thy dead men shall live, my slain shall rise again: awake, and give praise, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is the dew of the light: and the land of the giants thou shalt pull down into ruin."
Keil and Delitzsch ; "...there is born the gentle dew, which gives new life to the bones that have been sown in the ground..." and; "... The dew from the glory of God falls like a heavenly seed into the bosom of the earth..."
John Gill ; " Ver. 19. "[together with] my dead body shall they arise"; or, "arise my dead body"; the church, the mystical body of Christ, and every member of it, though they have been dead, shall arise, everyone of them, and make up that body, which is the fullness of Him that filleth all in all, and that by virtue of their union to Him: there was a pledge and presage of this, when Christ rose from the dead, upon which the graves were opened, and many of the saints arose,... "(ft2 see Mt 27:51-53") [ft]
[ft] Matthew 27:51-53, vs.51 ; "And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose
53 And came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many...."
as sure as Christ's dead body was raised, so sure shall everyone of His people be raised; Christ's resurrection is the pledge and earnest of theirs; because He lives, they shall live also; He is the First Fruits of them that slept: or as in like manner He was raised, so shall they; as He was raised incorruptible, powerful, spiritual, and glorious, and in the same body, so shall they; their vile bodies shall be fashioned like unto his glorious body. This is one of the places in Scripture from whence the Jews [ft]
[ft] T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 90. 2, & Cetubot, fol. 111. 1. Midrash Kohelet, fol. 62. 3. Targum in loc. Elias Levita in his Tishbi, p. 109. says the word ytiÞl'ben> is never used in Scripture but of the carcass of a beast or fowl that is dead; and never of a man that is dead, but of him that dies not a natural death, excepting this place, which speaks of the resurrection of the dead;..."
John Gill ; " But the words are spoken of one who did not die a natural, but a violent death, even the Messiah Jesus; and so just according to the Rabbin's own observation."-
This is one of the places in Scripture from whence the Jews prove the resurrection of the dead; and which they apply to the times of the Messiah, and to the resurrection in His days.
"Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust"; this is a periphrasis ( evasion of speech) of the dead, of such as are brought to the dust of death, and sleep there; as death is expressed by sleeping, so the resurrection by awaking out of sleep; which will be brought about by the voice of Christ, which will be so loud and powerful, that the dead will hear it, and come out of their graves; and then will they "sing", and have reason for it, since they will awake in the likeness of Christ, and bear the image of Him the heavenly One: "for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs"; the power of Christ will have as great effect upon, and as easily raise the dead, as the dew has upon the herbs, to refresh, raise, and revive them; so that their "bones", as the prophet says, "shall flourish like an herb", see Isaiah 66:14 [ft4]
[ft4]"When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, And your bones shall flourish like grass; The hand of the LORD shall be known to His servants, And His indignation to His enemies."
"and the earth shall cast out the dead"; deliver up the dead that are in it, at the all powerful voice of Christ; see "see Rev. 20:13". The Targum is, "but the wicked to whom thou hast given power, and they have transgressed thy word, thou wilt deliver into hell;" see "Revelation 20:14,15".( for the demise of the ungodly that are not found in the " Book of Life")
Ireanaus ; " 1. Now, that He who at the beginning created man, did promise him a second birth after his dissolution into earth, Esaias thus declares: "The dead shall rise again, and they who are in the tombs shall arise, and they who are in the earth shall rejoice. For the dew which is from Thee is health to them." and again (Isaiah 66:14): "I will comfort you, and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem: and ye shall see, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish as the grass; and the hand of the Lord shall be known to those who worship Him.And Ezekiel speaks as follows: "And the hand of the LORD came upon me, and the LORD led me forth in the Spirit, and set me down in the midst of the plain, and this place was full of bones.
And He caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were many upon the surface of the plain very dry. And He said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I said, Lord, Thou who hast made them dost know. And He said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and thou shalt say to them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus saith the LORD to these bones, Behold, I will cause the spirit of life to come upon you, and I will lay sinews upon you, and bring up flesh again upon you, and I will stretch skin upon you, and will put my Spirit into you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. And I prophesied as the Lord had commanded me. And it came to pass, when I was prophesying, that, behold, an earthquake, and the bones were drawn together, each one to its own articulation: and I beheld, and, lo, the sinews and flesh were produced upon them, and the skins rose upon them round about, but there was no breath in them. And He said unto me, 'Prophesy to the breath, son of man, and say to the breath, These things saith the LORD, Come from the four winds (spiritibus), and breathe upon these dead, that they may live. So I prophesied as the Lord had commanded me, and the breath entered into them; and they did live, and stood upon their feet, an exceeding great gathering.' " And again he says, "Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will set your graves open, and cause you to come out of our graves, and bring you into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall open your sepulchers, that I may bring my people again out of the sepulchers: and I will put my Spirit into you, and ye shall live; and I will place you in your land, and ye shall know that I am the LORD. I have said, and I will do, saith the LORD." As we at once perceive that the Creator (Demiurgo) is in this passage represented as vivifying our dead bodies, and promising resurrection to them, and resuscitation from their sepulchers and tombs, conferring upon them immortality also (He says, "For as the tree of life, so shall their days be"),
Matthew Henry ; "...as the spring-dews, that water the earth, and make the herbs that lay buried in it to put forth and bud, so shall they flourish again, and the earth shall cast out the dead, as it casts the herbs out of their roots. The earth, in which they seemed to be lost, shall contribute to their revival. When the church and her interests are to be restored neither the dew of heaven nor the fatness of the earth shall be wanting to do their part towards the restoration. Now this (as Ezekiel's vision, which is a comment upon it) may be fitly accommodated, (1.) To the spiritual resurrection of those that were dead in sin, by the power of Christ's gospel and grace. So Dr. Lightfoot applies it, ... in John 12.24. [my ft]
[ft] John 12:24 Verily, verily, I say to you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
" 'The Gentiles shall live; with My body shall they arise'; that is, they shall be called in after Christ's resurrection, shall rise with Him, and sit with Him in heavenly places; nay, they shall arise My body (says he); they shall become the mystical body of Christ, and shall arise as part of Him." (2.) To the last resurrection, when dead saints shall live, and rise together with Christ's dead body; for He arose as the First-Fruits, and believers shall arise by virtue of their union with Him and their communion in His resurrection.
He is shown to be the only God who accomplishes these things, and as Himself the good Father, benevolently conferring life upon those who have not life from themselves."
E.J. Young ; " What man has lost, God can restore. His purposes will be carried out, irrespective of what man may say or do. The verse thus constitutes a glorious declaration of triumph; more than that, it is also a prayer directed to God Himself. Those who have died are His; for that reason they shall live."'
From Adam Clarke's Commentary; "Kimchi refers these words to the days of the Messiah, and says, "Then many of the saints shall rise from the dead. " And quotes Daniel 12:2. Do not these words speak of the resurrection of our blessed Lord; and of that resurrection of the bodies of men, which shall be the consequence of his body being raised from the dead?" and "The dew of herbs "The dew of the dawn"- Lucis, according to the Vulgate; so also the Syriac and Chaldee."
Benjamin Keach ; "In the world to come , and resurrection from the dead, Isaiah 26:19, ?Thy dew is as the dew of herbs.' This is an acclaimation of God, whose gracious power and most powerful grace which He exercises in the resurrection of believers is called dew, and compared to the dew that falls upon herbs : as if He had said, as the dew of heaven refreshes and raises up those herbs which were, as it were, dead and withered because of the sun's heat so thy power, O God, shall raise up and make Thy dead to live, &c. For the connection of the whole verse, and propriety of the words, show that the resurrection of the dead is here treated of."
Adam Clarke ; ".Do not these words speak of the resurrection of our Blessed Lord; and of that resurrection of the bodies of men, which shall be the consequence of His body being raised from the dead ?"
Isaiah 61:10-11 LXX ; "And they shall rejoice in the Lord with joy.
Rejoice in the Lord, O my soul, for He hath clothed me with the mantle of Salvation, and with a coat of gladness, He hath crowned me as a bridegroom with a crown and adorned me as a bride, with jewels, and like the earth blooming with flowers. And as a garden causeth its seeds to vegetate, so will the Lord God cause Righteousness to spring up, and joy, in the presence of all nations." [my ft]
[ft] I capitalized Righteousness as I believe this refers to Christ Himself who sprang up from the garden tomb; Who is our righteousness. see Jeremiah 23:6 "In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell in safety: and this is his name by which he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." The word "coat" (or tunic) is as it is translated in the New Testament rather than "undergarment" as Thomson has.
Isaiah 61:10-11 AV/MT ; " I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations" [my ft]
[ft] Dead Sea Scroll (DSS) Qumran ; (10.) "I will greatly rejoice in YHWH, my soul shall be joyful in my God; because he clothed me with the garments of salvation, with the robe of righteousness he wrapped me, as a bridegroom beautifies himself like a priest, and as a bride puts on her jewels. (11.) because as the earth puts out her branch, and as the garden causes her seeds to spring up; so the YHWH God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up in the presence of all the Gentiles."
Psalm 85:11-13 LXX "Truth has sprung out of the earth; and righteousness has looked down from heaven. For the Lord will give goodness; and our land shall yield her fruit. Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set his steps in the way."
John 12:23-24 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say to you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."
2 Peter 1:1 "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:"
Psalm 19:1-5 LXX "For the end, a Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands. 2 Day to day utters speech, and night to night proclaims knowledge. 3 There are no speeches or words, in which their voices are not heard. 4 Their voice is gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. 5 In the sun he has set his tabernacle; and he comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber: he will exult as a giant to run his course."
Psalm 93:1-2 LXX "For the day before the Sabbath, when the land was first inhabited, the praise of a Song by David. The Lord reigns; he has clothed himself with honour: the Lord has clothed and girded himself with strength; for he has established the world, which shall not be moved."
Revelation 1:13 and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band."
Revelation 19:12-16 : vs.12 "His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
Revelation 1:13 And in the midst of the seven lampstands one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the breasts with a golden band.
".He hath clothed me with the mantle of Salvation" Christ is the Righteousness of God and need not be clothed with righteousness and salvation, (or as the LXX "put on the mantle of salvation") and as Jesu (Jeshua) He is God's Salvation; nevertheless He had became "sin for us" therefore after the resurrection He was glorified. Now He bestows His righteousness to us and salvation. He is now seen in heaven with His ".vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." And "...clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the breasts with a golden band." He is now ".clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, with which he hath girded himself:" (see Psalm 93:1) T. Mc.
A.B. Simpson ; " Christ, the Second Adam, is represented in type in the first head of humanity. From one father all the generations of earth have sprung, inheriting his curse and transmitted nature and depravity, by virtue of their oneness wih him in blood and birth. So Christ, the Second Adam, has also His spiritual seed and offspring, and by virtue of their union with Him they share His high place of acceptance and sonship, and partake in all the benefits of His obedience and satisfaction to the claims of justice. We were recognized in Him when He died and rose again. We were born out of Him in our regeneration. And we share with Him all His rights and destinies. "As in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive" ( 1 Corinthians 15:22). This does not mean that all men shall be made alive in Christ, but 'all men who are in Christ' shall be made alive."
Matthew Henry ; " v. 11. It is not like a day of triumph, which is glorious for the present, but is soon over. No; the righteousness and salvation with which the church is clothed are durable clothing; so they are said to be, ch. 23:18. The church, when she is pleasing herself with the righteousness and salvation that Jesus Christ has clothed her with, rejoices to think that these inestimable blessings shall both spring for future ages and spread to distant regions. (1.) They shall spring forth for ages to come, as the fruits of the earth which are produced very year, from generation to generation. As the earth, even that which lies common, brings forth her bud, the tender grass at the return of the year, and as the garden enclosed causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth in their season, so duly, so constantly, so powerfully, and with such advantage to mankind will the Lord God cause righteousness and praise to spring forth, by virtue of the covenant of grace, as, in the former case, by virtue of the covenant of providence. See what the promised blessings are- righteousness and praise (for those that are clothed with righteousness show forth the praises of him that clothed them); these shall spring forth under the influence of the dew of divine grace. Though it may sometimes be winter with the church, when those blessings seem to wither and do not appear, yet the root of them is fixed, a spring-time will come, when through the reviving beams of the approaching Sun of righteousness they shall flourish again. (2.) They shall spread far, and spring forth before all the nations; the great salvation shall be published and proclaimed to all the world and the ends of the earth shall see it."
Albert Barnes : For as the earth bringeth forth - This figure is several times used by the prophet (see the notes at Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 55:10-11). The idea is an exceedingly beautiful one, that, on the coming of the Messiah, truth and righteousness would spring up and abound like grass and fruits in the vegetable world when the earth is watered with rain.
Her bud - The word "bud" we now apply usually to the small bunch or protuberance on the branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of the future leaf or flower. The Hebrew word, however, ( xm;c, tsemach ), rather means the germ, the shoot, or the young and tender plant as it comes up from the earth; that which first appears from the seed."
W. Clarkson (Pulpit Commentary) ; "As the well-cultivated garden has in it living forces which will show themselves in fairest flowers and richest fruits, so has the Lord our God in himself all the wisdom, grace, and power which will be manifest in righteousness and praise, springing forth in the sight of all the nations."
Hosea 13:14 LXX quote from an early church "father' Lactantius " and I will redeem Him from the power of the grave. Where is thy judgment, O death? or where is thy sting?" [my ft]
[ft] Lactantius has the following for verse 13 ; "This my Son is wise, therefore He will not remain in the anguish of His sons."
Apostolic LXX (quoted by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:54b, last part of the verse, and vs. 55) : Vs. 55 "O death, where {is} thy sting? O grave, where {is} thy victory?"
Cross references:
Psalm 49:15 LXX "But God shall deliver my soul from the power of Hades, when he shall receive me."
Luke 11:21-22 "When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour in which he trusted, and divideth his spoils."
Philippians 2:8-9 "And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:"
Lactantius ; "But since He had foretold that on the third day He should rise again from the dead, fearing lest, the body having been stolen by the disciples, and removed, all should believe that He had risen, and there should be a much greater disturbance among the people, they took Him down from the cross, and having shut Him up in a tomb, they securely surrounded it with a guard of soldiers. But on the third day, before light, there was an earthquake, and the sepulchre was suddenly opened; and the guard, who were astonished and stupefied with fear, seeing nothing, He came forth uninjured and alive from the sepulchre, and went into Galilee to seek His disciples: but nothing was found in the sepulchre except the grave-clothes in which they haft enclosed and wrapt His body. Now, that He would not remain in hell,(5) but rise again on the third day, had been foretold by the prophets. David says, in the fifteenth Psalm:(6) "Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt Thou suffer Thine holy one to see corruption." Also in the third Psalm:(7) "I laid me down to sleep, and took my rest, and rose again, for the Lord sustained me." Hosea also, the first of the twelve prophets, testified of His resurrection:(8) "This my Son is wise, therefore He will not remain in the anguish of His sons: and I will redeem Him from the power(9) of the grave. Where is thy judgment, O death? or where is thy sting?" The same also in another place:(10) "After two days, He will revive us in the third day." And therefore the Sibyl said, that after three days' sleep he would put an end to death:--
"And after sleeping three days, He shall put an end to the fate of death;and then, releasing Himself from the dead, He shall come to light, first showing to the called ones the beginning of the resurrection."
John Gill ; - I will ransom them from the power of the grave,.... That is, "when" or "at which time" before spoken of, and here understood, as the above interpreter rightly connects the words, "I will" do this and what follows:
I will redeem them from death; these are the words, not of Jehovah the Father, as in Hosea 1:7; but of the Son, who redeemed Israel out of Egypt, which was a typical redemption, Hos_13:4; in whom is the help of his people laid and found, Hos_13:9; the Word of the Lord, as the Targum; who is the true God, the mighty God, and so equal to this work of redemption and who is also the near kinsman of the redeemed as one of the words here used implies, and so to him belonged the right of redemption: the persons redeemed are not Israel after the flesh, but spiritual Israel, whether Jews or Gentiles; a special and peculiar people, chosen of God, and precious, out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation; and who, in their nature state, are under sin, in bondage to it, and liable to the curse of the law, the wrath of God, hell and damnation; which are meant by the "grave" and "death", and so needed a Redeemer to ransom them: for the word for "grace" should be rendered "hell" .., as it often is; and "death" intends not corporeal one only, but eternal death, or the second death; and both signify the wrath of God due to sin, and which God's elect are deserving of, and Christ has bore, and delivered them from; and the curse of the law, which he has redeemed them from, being made a curse for them; and eternal death, the equivalent to which he has suffered, and so has saved them from it, and all this by redeeming them from their sins, the cause of it; and which he has done by giving a redemption or ransom price, which is his blood, his life, yea, himself, and which the first of the words here used imports. It is indeed true, that, in consequence of all this, there will be a redemption by him from a corporeal death, and from the grave; not as yet, for the ransomed of the Lord die as others, and are laid in the grave, the house appointed for all living; but in the resurrection morn there will be a redemption, a deliverance of the bodies of the saints from the grave, from mortality and corruption; yea, of them from the moral corruption of sin, and all the defilements of it, as well as from all afflictions and diseases, and from death itself, which shall have no more dominion over them; to which purpose the words are applied by the apostle; See Gill on 1Cor._15:55; and so by some ancient Jews to the Messiah, and his times; O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction; that is, the utter destruction of them for the plague or pestilence is a wasting destruction, Psa_91:6; it is the same which in New Testament language is the abolishing of death, 2Ti_1:10; which is true of eternal death with respect to the redeemed, which Christ's death is the death of, he having by his death reconciled them to God, and opened the way to eternal life for them, which he has in his hands to give unto them; and of corporeal death and the grave, which Christ has utterly destroyed with respect to himself having loosed the builds of death, and set himself free, and on whom that shall have no more dominion; and, with respect to his pie, he has destroyed him that had the power of it, which is the devil; he has put away and abolished sin, the cause of it; he has took away that which is its sting; so that it may be truly said, as the apostle quotes these words, "O death, where is thy sting?" he has removed the curse from it, and made it a blessing; he has abolished it as a penal evil, so theft it is not inflicted as a punishment on his people; and in the last day will entirely deliver them from the power of that, and of the grave; and then that which has slain its millions and millions, a number not to be numbered, will never slay one more: and that grave, which devoured as many, will never be opened more, or one more put into it; and then it may be said, "O grave, where is thy victory?" thou shall conquer no more, but be at an end; see 1Cor._15:55
Matthew Henry on 1 Cor.15:55; "O death! where is thy sting?" Where is now thy sting, thy power to hurt? What mischief hast thou done us? We are dead; but behold we live again, and shall die no more. Thou art vanquished and disarmed, and we are out of the reach of thy deadly dart. Where now is thy fatal artillery? Where are thy stores of death? We fear no further mischiefs from thee, nor heed thy weapons, but defy thy power, and despise thy wrath. And, O grave! where is thy victory? Where now is thy victory? What has become of it? Where are the spoils and trophies of it? Once we were thy prisoners, but the prison-doors are burst open, the locks and bolts have been forced to give way, our shackles are knocked off, and we are for ever released. Captivity is taken captive
2. The foundation for this triumph is here intimated, (1.) In the account given whence death had its power to hurt: The sting of death is sin. This gives venom to his dart: this alone puts it into the power of death to hurt and kill. Sin unpardoned, and nothing else, can keep any under his power. And the strength of sin is the law; it is the divine threatening against the transgressors of the law, the curse there denounced, that gives power to sin. Note, Sin is the parent of death, and gives it all its hurtful power. By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, Romans 5:12. It is its cursed progeny and offspring. (2.) In the account given of the victory saints obtain over it through Jesus Christ, 1Corinthians 15:56. The sting of death is sin; but Christ, by dying, has taken out this sting. He has made atonement for sin; he has obtained remission of it. It may hiss therefore, but it cannot hurt. The strength of sin is the law; but the curse of the law is removed by our Redeemer's becoming a curse for us. So that sin is deprived of its strength and sting, through Christ, that is, by his incarnation, suffering, and death. Death may seize a believer, but cannot sting him, cannot hold him in his power. There is a day coming when the grave shall open, the bands of death be loosed, the dead saints revive, and become incorruptible and immortal, and put out of the reach of death for ever. And then will it plainly appear that, as to them, death will have lost its strength and sting; and all by the mediation of Christ, by his dying in their room. By dying, he conquered death, and spoiled the grave; and, through faith in him, believers become sharers in his conquests. They often rejoice beforehand, in the hope of this victory; and, when they arise glorious from the grave, they will boldly triumph over death. Note, It is altogether owing to the grace of God in Christ that sin is pardoned and death disarmed. The law puts arms into the hand of death, to destroy the sinner; but pardon of sin takes away this power from the law, and deprives death of its strength and sting. It is by the grace of God, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, that we are freely justified, Rom_3:24. It is no wonder, therefore, (3.) If this triumph of the saints over death should issue in thanksgiving to God: Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through Christ Jesus, our Lord, 1Co_15:57. The way to sanctify all our joy is to make it tributary to the praise of God. Then only do we enjoy our blessings and honours in a holy manner when God has his revenue of glory out of it, and we are free to pay it to him. And this really improves and exalts our satisfaction. We are conscious at once of having done our duty and enjoyed our pleasure. And what can be more joyous in itself than the saints' triumph over death, when they shall rise again? And shall they not then rejoice in the Lord, and be glad in the God of their salvation? Shall not their souls magnify the Lord? When he shows such wonders to the dead, shall they not arise and praise him? Psa_88:10. Those who remain under the power of death can have no heart to praise; but such conquests and triumphs will certainly tune the tongues of the saints to thankfulness and praise - praise for the victory (it is great and glorious in itself), and for the means whereby it is obtained (it is given of God through Christ Jesus), a victory obtained not by our power, but the power of God; not given because we are worthy, but because Christ is so, and has by dying obtained this conquest for us. Must not this circumstance endear the victory to us, and heighten our praise to God? Note, How many springs of joy to the saints and thanksgiving to God are opened by the death and resurrection, the sufferings and conquests, of our Redeemer! With what acclamations will saints rising from the dead applaud him! How will the heaven of heavens resound his praises for ever! Thanks be to God will be the burden of their song; and angels will join the chorus, and declare their consent with a loud Amen, Hallelujah."
Keil and Delitzsch ; "...The Apostle Paul has therefore very properly quoted these words in 1Co_15:55, in combination with the declaration in Isaiah 25:8, "Death is swallowed up in victory," to confirm the truth, that at the resurrection of the last day, death will be annihilated, and that which is corruptible changed into immortality..."
Prophecies of the Exaltation of
the Yeshua or Jesus the Messiah or Christ
Samples from the main study
Including His session at the Father's Right Hand as Priest and King
as well as His Return to judge the living and the dead.
John 12:16 "These things His disciples understood not at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written concerning Him, and that they had done these things to Him."
Psalm 110:1-7, LXX (Thomson version) vs.1 ; "The Lord said to my lord; sit at My right hand; till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Vs 2 Out of Sion the Lord will send thee a rod of power : rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Vs.3 With thee shall be the government ; in the day of thy power-in the splendours of thy holies from the womb: before the morning star I begot thee.
Vs.4 The Lord hath sworn and will not change : thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedek.
Vs. 5 The Lord at thy right hand hath crushed kings in the day of His wrath.
Vs. 6 He will judge among the nations : He will multiply slaughters : He will crush the heads of many on earth.
Vs.7 He will drink of the brook in the way. Therefore he will lift up his head.
Justin Martyr has for verse 3 ; "With Thee shall be, in the day, the Chief of Thy Power, in the beauties of Thy saints. From the womb before the morning star, have I begotten Thee." (this verse,3, expounded separately, see below)
Cross references :
Isaiah 9:2-3 Septuagint (Vaticanus) ; "The multitude of the people, whom Thou hast brought back in Thy joy, they shall rejoice in Thy presence, like them who rejoice in the harvest, and like them who are dividing spoils;"
Matthew 22: 41-45 ; va.41 "While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 If David then call Him Lord, how is He His son?"
Psalm 2:4 "4 He that dwells in the heavens shall laugh them to scorn, and the Lord shall mock them.
5 Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his fury.
6 But I have been made king by him on Sion his holy mountain,
7 declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession.
9 Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel.
10 Now therefore understand, ye kings: be instructed, all ye that judge the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling.
12 Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and ye should perish from the righteous way: whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in him."
Mark 16:19 "So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God."
Ephesians 1:18-23, vs. 18 "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all."
1 Peter 3:22 "Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him."
Psalm 45:6-11, vs 6 ; "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.
7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy fellows.
8 Myrrh, and stacte, and cassia are exhaled from thy garments, and out of the ivory palaces,
9 with which kings' daughters have gladdened thee for thine honour: the queen stood by on thy right hand, clothed in vesture wrought with gold, and arrayed in divers colours.
10 Hear, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; forget also thy people, and thy father's house.
11 Because the king has desired thy beauty; for he is thy Lord."
1Corinthians 15:24-28, 24 "Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all."
Hebrews 1:1-14,vs. 1 ; "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall beheirs of salvation?"
Hebrews 10:12-21, vs.12 "But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21 And having an high priest over the house of God;"
Justin Martyr ; "...that God the Father of all would bring Christ to heaven after He had raised Him from the dead, and would keep Him there until He has subdued His enemies the devils, and until the number of those who are foreknown by Him as good and virtuous is complete, on whose account He has still delayed the consummation--hear what was said by the prophet David. These are his words: "The Lord said unto My Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool. The Lord shall send to Thee the rod of power out of Jerusalem; and rule Thou in the midst of Thine enemies. With Thee is the government in the day of Thy power, in the beauties of Thy saints: from the womb of morning have I begotten Thee."
Augustine ; ... We know that Christ sitteth at the right hand of the Father, since His resurrection from the dead, and ascent into heaven. It is already done: we saw not it, but we have believed it: we have read it in the Scripture, have heard it preached, and hold it by faith. So that by the very circumstance that Christ was David's Son, He became His Lord also. For That which was born of the seed of David was so honoured, that It was also the Lord of David. Thou wonderest at this, as if the same did not happen in human affairs. For if it should happen, that the son of any private person be made a king, will he not be his father's lord?"
and again ; "Christ, therefore, sitteth at the right hand of God, the Son is on the right hand of the Father, hidden from us. Let us believe. Two things are here said: that God said, "Sit Thou on My right hand;" and added, "until I make Thy enemies Thy footstool;" that is, beneath Thy feet. Thou dost not see Christ sitting at the right hand of the Father: yet thou canst see this, how His enemies are made His footstool. While the latter is fulfilled openly, believe the former to be fulfilled secretly. What enemies are made His footstool? Those to whom imagining vain things it is said, "Why do the heathen so furiously rage together: and why do the people imagine a vain thing?" etc.(1) ... He therefore sitteth at the right hand of God, till His enemies be placed beneath His feet. This is going on, this is taking place: although it is accomplished by degrees, it is going on without end. For though the heathen rage, will they, taking counsel together against Christ, prevent the fulfilment of these words: "I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession"? ... "Their memorial is perished with a cry;" but, "The Lord shall endure for ever:"(2) as another Psalm, but not another Spirit, saith.
5. And what followeth? "The Lord shall send the rod of Thy power out of Sion" (ver. 2). It appeareth, brethren, it most clearly appeareth, that the Prophet is not speaking of that kingdom of Christ, in which He reigneth for ever with His Father, Ruler of the things which are made through Him: for when doth not God the Word reign, who is in the beginning with God? For it is said," Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever." To what eternal King? To one invisible, incorruptible. For in this, that Christ is with the Father, invisible and incorruptible, because He is His Word, and His Power, and His Wisdom, and God with God, through whom all things were made; He is "King eternal;" but, nevertheless, that reign of temporal government, by which, through the mediation of His flesh, He called us into eternity, beginneth with Christians; but of His reign there shall be no end. His enemies therefore are made His footstool, while He is sitting on the right hand of His Father, as it is written; this is now going on, this will go on unto the end. ..."
Matthew Henry ; "This psalm is pure gospel; it is only, and wholly, concerning Christ, the Messiah promised to the fathers and expected by them. It is plain that the Jews of old, even the worst of them, so understood it, however the modern Jews have endeavoured to pervert it and to rob us of it; for when the Lord Jesus proposed a question to the Pharisees upon the first words of this psalm, where he takes it for granted that David, in spirit, calls Christ his Lord though he was his Son, they chose rather to say nothing, and to own themselves gravelled, than to make it a question whether David does indeed speak of the Messiah or no; for they freely yield so plain a truth, though they foresee it will turn to their own disgrace, [ see my ft]
[ft1] Mt. 22:41-46 "While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 'The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.' 45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? 46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions."
Psalm 110:3 LXX (Thomson version); "With thee shall be the government; in the day of thy power-in the splendours of thy holies from the womb : before the morning star I begot thee."
Cross references:
Psalm 110:4 "The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec."
Isaiah 49:5, LXX (Thomson version) ; " And now, thus saith the Lord, Who formed me from the womb to be His servant, to gather Jacob to Him, and Israel. I shall be gathered and glorified before the Lord. And My God shall be My strength." Dead Sea Scroll : " And now says YHWH Who formed You from the womb to serve Him, to return Jacob to Him, and to gather Israel to Him, and I shall be glorious in the eyes of YHWH, and My God shall be My Strength."
Job 11:17 LXX "And thy prayer shall be as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee as from the noonday."
Job 38:12-13 LXX "Or did I order the morning light in thy time; and did the morning star then first see his appointed place; 13 to lay hold of the extremities of the earth, to cast out the ungodly out of it?"
Edersheim ; " This whole psalm has in it the following revelations ; Christ's resurrection, ascension, eternal priesthood, exaltation to rule on His throne, and His inheritance as conquerer over all of His enemies. As the "crown of the psalms", Luther said 'it is worthy to be overlaid with precious jewels, and verse 5 a "well-spring, nay, a treasury of all Christian doctrines, understanding, wisdom, and comfort, richer and fuller than any other passage of Holy Writ.'
This psalm was termed by ancients the 'sun of our faith', the treasury of holy writ, as Augustine says, 'short in words, but in sense infinite.' "
John Prideaux says : 'For He cometh forth as 'heir apparent' of the Almighty, the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person.' "
Augustine; "...For unto this wast Thou born from the womb before the morning star, that Thou mightest be a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedec.".
Albert Barnes; "...The Septuagint renders it, "With thee is the beginning in the day of thy power, in the splendor of thy saints, from the womb, before the light of the morning have I begotten thee." So the Latin Vulgate. Luther renders it, "After thy victory shall thy people willingly bring an offering to thee, in holy adorning: thy children shall be born to thee as the dew of the morning." DeWette, "Willingly shall thy people show themselves to thee on the day of the assembling of thy host in holy adorning, as from the womb of the morning, thy youth (vigor) shall be as the dew." Prof. Alexander, "Thy people (are) free-will offerings in the day of thy power, in holy decorations, from the womb of the dawn, to thee (is) the dew of thy youth." Every clause of the verse is obscure, though the "general" idea is not difficult to perceive; that, in the day of Messiah's power, his people would willingly offer themselves to him, in holy robes or adorning, like the glittering dew of the morning; or, in numbers that might be compared with the drops of the morning dew."
Spurgeon ; "...Some refer this passage to the resurrection, but even if it be so, the work of grace in regeneration is equally well described by it, for it is a spiritual resurrection. Even as the holy dead rise gladly into the lovely image of their Lord, so do quickened souls put on the glorious righteousness of Christ, and stand forth to behold their Lord and serve him. How truly beautiful is holiness! God himself admires it. How wonderful also is the eternal youth of the mystical body of Christ. As the dew is new every morning, so is there a constant succession of converts to give to the church perpetual juvenility. Her young men have a dew from the Lord upon them, and arouse in her armies an undying enthusiasm for him whose "locks are bushy and black as a raven" with unfailing youth. Since Jesus ever lives, so shall his church ever flourish. As his strength never faileth, so shall the vigour of his true people be renewed day by day. As he is a Priest-King, so are his people all priests and kings, and the beauties of holiness are their priestly dress, their garments for glory and for beauty: of these priests unto God there shall be an unbroken succession. The realisation of this day of power during the time of the Lord's tarrying is that which we should constantly pray for; and we may legitimately expect it since he ever sits in the seat of honour and power, and puts forth his strength, according to his own word, "My Father worketh hitherto, and I work."
"Thy people, etc. " 'In homage, they shall be like a company of priests in sacred vestments, for they shall appear "in the beauties of holiness". In number, they shall be like the countless dewdrops "from the womb of the morning", sparkling in the rays of the rising sun, and reflecting his radiance. In glory they shall bear the likeness of Christ's resurrection in all its vernal freshness: "Thou hast the dew of thy youth" Benjamin Wildon Cart (quoted by Spurgeon)
Keil and Delitzsch ; "...David here hears that the king of the future exalted at the right hand of God, and whom he calls his Lord, is at the same time an eternal priest. And because he is both these his battle itself is a priestly royal work, and just on this account his people fighting with him also wear priestly garments."
Psalms 110:4 Spurgeon "...he that reads with understanding will see little enough of David here except as the writer. He is not the subject of it even in the smallest degree, but Christ is all. How much was revealed to the patriarch David! How blind are some modern wise men, even amid the present blaze of light, as compared with this poet prophet of the darker dispensation."
"...None of the kings of Israel united these two offices, though some endeavoured to do so. Although David performed some acts which appeared to verge upon the priestly, yet he was no priest, but of the tribe of Judah, 'of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning the priesthood'; and he was far too devout a man to thrust himself into that office uncalled. The Priest King here spoken of is David's Lord, a mysterious personage typified by Melchizedek, and looked for by the Jews as the Messiah. He is none other than the apostle and high priest of our profession, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. The Psalm describes the appointment of the kingly priest, his followers, his battles, and his victory."
Spurgeon on Ver. 4. "The Lord hath sworn and will not change : thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedek". "...We have now reached the heart of the psalm, which is also the very centre and soul of our faith. Our Lord Jesus is a Priest King by the ancient oath of Jehovah: "he glorified not himself to be made an high priest, "but was ordained there unto from of old, and was called of God an high priest after the order of Melchizedek. It must be a solemn and a sure matter which leads the Eternal to swear, and with him an oath fixes and settles the decree for ever; but in this case, as if to make assurance a thousand times sure, it is added, " and will not repent." It is done, and done for ever and ever; Jesus is sworn in to be the priest of his people, and he must abide so even to the end, because his commission is sealed by the unchanging oath of the immutable Jehovah. If his priesthood could be revoked, and his authority removed, it would be the end of all hope and life for the people whom he loves; but this sure rock is the basis of our security -the oath of God establishes our glorious Lord both in his priesthood and in his throne. It is the Lord who has constituted him a priest for ever, he has done it by oath, that oath is without repentance, is taking effect now, and will stand throughout all ages: hence our security in him is placed beyond all question.
The declaration runs in the present tense as being the only time with the Lord, and comprehending all other times. "Thou art, "i.e., thou wast and art and art to come, in all ages a priestly King. The order of Melchizedek's priesthood was the most ancient and primitive, the most free from ritual and ceremony, the most natural and simple, and at the same time the most honourable.
That ancient patriarch was the father of his people, and at the same time ruled and taught them; he swayed both the sceptre and the censer, reigned in righteousness, and offered sacrifice before the Lord. There has never arisen another like to him since his days, for whenever the kings of Judah attempted to seize the sacerdotal office they were driven back to their confusion: God would have no king priest save (except) His Son. Melchizedek's office was exceptional; none preceded or succeeded him; he comes upon the page of history mysteriously; no pedigree is given, no date of birth, or mention of death; he blesses Abraham, receives tithe and vanishes from the scene amid honours which show that he was greater than the founder of the chosen nation. He is seen but once, and that once suffices. Aaron and his seed came and went; their imperfect sacrifice continued for many generations, because it had no finality in it, and could never make the comers thereunto perfect. Our Lord Jesus, like Melchizedek, stands forth before us as a priest of divine ordaining; not made a priest by fleshly birth, as the sons of Aaron: he mentions neither father, mother, nor descent, as his right to the sacred office; he stands upon his personal merits, by himself alone; as no man came before him in his work, so none can follow after; his order begins and ends in his own person, and in himself it is eternal, "having neither beginning of days nor end of years The King Priest has been here and left his blessing upon the believing, and now he sits in glory in his complete character, bestowing for us by the merit of his blood, and exercising all power on our behalf."
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