Messiah as High Priest Part 2 11/1-3

01-03 Nov 2016 - Part 2 - The Messiah as High Priest – Manna by Dorothy Callies

             Psalm 110:1-2 NKJV, The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your *footstool.” The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!

            (1)  *The footstool is a symbol for dominion, control, and rule. The Messiah will have supreme authority over His enemies, those who opposed to Him. God makes the Messiah, the King to triumph over His enemies, who are then made His footstool. [Holman Bible Dictionary]

            (2)  David prophesied that after the death, burial, and resurrection of the Messiah, He would sit at the right hand of the Father. This is one of the strongest declaration of Christ’s deity (being a God) in the Bible.  God the Father said to God the Son, “Sit at My right hand.” 

            (3)  When Christ as a Messiah will return to the earth, the Messiah will sit upon the throne of David, Jesus’ father by natural descent (one’s line of ancestors by birth and lineage). Jehovah God will say to the Messiah, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter (a baton carried by a ruler as an emblem of authority) of Your kingdom” (Heb. 1:8).

            (4)  Psalm 110:5-7 is a message announcing the Messiah’s reign. These passage foretell what Christ will do during His reign on the earth.  Remember, He was led as a sheep slaughtered (act of killing) to death. He had surrendered Himself to the hand of the enemies who persecuted Him. 

            (5)  Christ, as a “lamb was meek and lowly” and He was the Lamb of God on Calvary.  And then Christ becomes the Lion of Judah and He will rule over His enemies. In the day of battle, He will be victorious as a “Lion who will roar” over the enemies. [Rev. 5:5 “. . . behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David . . .”]

            (6) Let’s read from NLT: “The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you. He will strike down many kings in the day of his anger.  He will punish the nations and fill them with their dead; he will shatter heads over the whole earth. But he himself will be refreshed from the brooks along the way.  He will be victorious” (Psalm 110:5-7).

            Key: In this Messiah’s Psalm 110, the prophet David shows us two great doctrines (teachings): the deity of the Messiah and the priesthood of the Messiah. David shows that the Messiah is God-Man and He is our High Priest. Hallelujah!

        Song: The Lion of Judah

                     (Inspiring Choruses)

The Lion of Judah shall break every chain

And give to us the victory again and again.

The Lion of Judah shall break every chain

And give to us the victory again and again.

The Lord is returning oh, shout hallelujah!

Our blessed Redeemer is coming again.

For soon we shall see Him

     the King in His beauty;

The joyful shouts will then ring out;

     He comes… to… reign …

May the Lord bless you real good today!

Dorothy 

PS. What a rich Manna today! I love this!