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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. This was what they did when they took the Lord of life and glory, dragged him to the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, This raging company of the Jews was but a specimen of the universal opposition which there is to the reign of Christ; for it is not alone in Israel, but among...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. The conspiracy was both strong and influential, The kings and the rulers combined against...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. The bands of Jehovah, and the bands of the Christ, his Anointed.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. God might well laugh at their folly, for they were really executing his will all the while they were rebelling against him. They were really laying the foundation stones of his mediatorial throne in fair colors, and cementing them with his own most precious blood,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that sitteth in the heaven shall laugh: the lord shall have them in derision. Then, shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. His word, it seems, vexes them; there is no need of sword or javelin. The weapons of God’s warfare are his words.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that sitteth in the heavens shalt laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. For what can mortals be as compared with the Eternal? The fire can readily enough consume the tow. Shall men set themselves in opposition to omnipotence, and hope to prosper? And when God determines to glorify his anointed Son, shall worms of the dust prevent him...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. In the resurrection, God lifted up the head of Christ above all the sons of men, and made them see that all their craft and cruelty had been displayed in vain.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. He scarcely needs to lift his hand, he has only to speak; and when Jehovah speaks in wrath, his words are thunderbolts. Men’s hearts are indeed troubled when God’s words come hot with anger into their spirits. This is what God said:-
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron: thou shalt dash them in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. “You have raged, you have deliberated, you have resolved; but it is all nothing. There is my Son, the crowned King.” And such is the Anointed tonight; the Christ is on the throne, let Isis enemies say what they will, and he must reign, nothing can prevent it. He must be King of kings and Lord of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. The risen Christ is pleading, and pleading successfully, before the throne of God on high; and his plea is that the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. This is the seal of the Anointed. He is the Son of the Highest, the only begotten Son of the Father, who says to him, “Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ask of me, and I shalt give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Christ is asking of his Father; even he cannot have what he desires without asking for it. Prayer is so essential to the progress of the kingdom of Christ that even Christ himself must ask. But then God has promised to give...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. He does this even now in the working of his providence; but he will do it still more manifestly at the second advent, when Christ will not allow the kings of the earth any longer to set themselves against him, but he will finally destroy their power,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces, like a potter’s vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. “Ye rulers, ye magistrates, ye senators, ye governors of the earth, be wise, be instructed.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son,- That is the Lord Jesus Christ: “Kiss the Son,”-
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. “If you are wise, you will obey the superior King; you will yield obedience to the great Lord of all.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. This exposition consisted of readings from PSALMS 2, and 110.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the Way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. The kings and rulers are bidden to do this; let each one of us do the same, let us give the kiss of homage to him whom God has made to be our King, and take him to be our Lord and Ruler for ever and ever. Psa_2:12. Blessed are all they that put...