41\u00a0<\/sup>Then Jesus said to them, \u201cWhy is it said that the Messiah is the son of David?<\/span><\/span>42\u00a0<\/sup>David himself declares in the Book of Psalms:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u2018The Lord said to my Lord:<\/span><\/span> 44\u00a0<\/sup>David calls him \u2018Lord.\u2019 How then can he be his son?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Jesus’ use of Psalm 110 is a very close copy of Mark’s version with just a few minor changes. Matthew also sticks close to the Markan passage. This passage has confused a number of Bible readers over the centuries but it’s fairly straight forward. The messiah was supposed to be the offspring of King David as prophesied in 2 Samuel.<\/p>\n When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. (2 Samuel 7:12-13)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n This is why the crowds shouted “have mercy on us Son of David, as Jesus entered Jerusalem. However, Jesus adjusts their thinking just a bit. The messiah will be in David’s bloodline but the messiah will not be the literal son of David. This is clearly seen in Psalm 110 where David refers to the messiah as Lord, not son. The 110th Psalm is a messianic Psalm which can be see by reading the rest of it…which was left out of Jesus’ quote because he likely assumed it was familiar to the audience.<\/p>\n It is hard to know what prompted this teaching by Jesus but it must have been important enough that the gospel writers all included, excepting John naturally. But what is to gain by this teaching for modern readers of the Bible? I would suggest that we recall that Jesus was not merely the messiah but that he is at the right hand of God and as Psalm 110 suggest, he will return on the final day of Judgment to separate the goats from the sheep.<\/p>\n The Lord<\/span> will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying,<\/span> 4\u00a0<\/sup>The Lord<\/span> has sworn<\/span> 5\u00a0<\/sup>The Lord is at your right hand;<\/span> 42 \u201cWhat do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?<\/p>\n \u201d\u201cThe son of David,\u201d they replied.<\/p>\n 43 He said to them, \u201cHow is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him \u2018Lord\u2019? 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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u201cSit at my right hand<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n43\u00a0<\/sup>until I make your enemies<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>a footstool for your feet.\u201d\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nObservations & reflections<\/h3>\n
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u201cRule in the midst of your enemies!\u201d<\/span><\/span>
\n3\u00a0<\/sup>Your troops will be willing<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>on your day of battle.<\/span><\/span>
\nArrayed in holy splendor,<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>your young men will come to you<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>like dew from the morning\u2019s womb.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>and will not change his mind:<\/span><\/span>
\n\u201cYou are a priest forever,<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>in the order of Melchizedek.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.<\/span><\/span>
\n6\u00a0<\/sup>He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.<\/span><\/span>
\n7\u00a0<\/sup>He will drink from a brook along the way,<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>and so he will lift his head high.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n
\n MATTHEW 22:41-46<\/th>\n MARK 12:35-37<\/th>\n LUKE 20:41-44<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSit at my right hand
\nuntil I put your enemies,
\nunder your feet.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked,<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSit at my right hand
\nuntil I put your enemies,
\nunder your feet.<\/p>\n
\n\u201dThe large crowd listened to him with delight.<\/td>\n41 Then Jesus said to them,<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSit at my right hand
\n43 until I make your enemies,
\na footstool for your feet.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n
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