Summer in the Psalms, Part 2

Psalm 2 highlights the worthlessness of opposing God and emphasizes the importance of taking refuge in Him. The Psalmist underscores that despite the tumultuous defiance of nations and leaders, God’s sovereignty and the installation of His anointed King, Jesus, provide ultimate safety and blessing for those who seek refuge in Him.

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Psalm 2:1
Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?

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Psalm 2:2-3
The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.”

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Life With No Restraints
1. We question the character and nature and purposes of the God who created us.
2. We don’t believe that God is for us.
3. We don’t trust that He knows more than us and what’s better for us.
4. We have come to believe that the good life He promises is burdensome.

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Psalm 2:4-6
The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, “I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”

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God’s Response to the Mob
1. He laughs.
2. He scoffs.
3. He rebukes.
4. He terrifies.

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Revelation 19:15
From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.

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Psalm 2:7-9
I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father. Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”

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The Father Said to Jesus
1. You are my son.

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Colossians 1:15
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

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Colossians 1:17
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

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Colossians 1:19
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him…

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The Father Said to Jesus
2. You are my heir.

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Psalm 24:1-2
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.

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The Father Said to Jesus
3. You hold My authority in your hands.

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Psalm 2:9
“You will break them with a rod of iron, you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”

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Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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John 10:30
“I and my Father are one.”

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Psalm 2:10-12
Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling. Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

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The Father Said to the People
1. Be wise.

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Wisdom is seeing and living life from God’s perspective.

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Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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Ephesians 5:8-17
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Be very careful, then, how you live— not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

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The Father Said to the People
2. Be warned.

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Galatians 6:7-10
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

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The Father Said to the People
3. Be all in.

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John 14:19-21
“Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you will also live. On that day, you will realize that I am in the Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

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Psalm 2:12
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

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