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Subject: Re: [SCVLP] belated devotion for the 13th
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:16:30 -0700
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Subject: Re: [SCVLP] belated devotion for the 13th
From: Bob McKee <pastor.mckee@gmail.com>
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David,
Thank you for this strong word as we enter into the time of remembering
Christ's serving, suffering and triumph!
Peace,
Bob

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 7:48 PM, David Bonde <pastorbonde@gmail.com> wrote:

> Psalm 110
> The LORD says to my Lord:
>  =93Sit at my right hand
> Until I make your enemies
>  a footstool for your feet.=94
>
> It sounds like your usual sycophantic palace dribble.  The psalm
> writer, wanting to curry favor from the king, or writing some public
> liturgy for the king=92s enthronement or the day of war, declares that
> God has set the King at his right hand and will subdue for him all the
> nations around them:
>
> The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion;
>  you will rule in the midst of your enemies
> Your troops will be willing
>  on your day of battle
>
> The LORD is at your right hand;
>  he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
> He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead
>  and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.
>
> Notice that by this point in the psalm it is now God who serves the
> king, standing at his right hand, not the king who serves God.
>
> And the King is not only a military leader, assigned by God to protect
> the people and exercise justice, he has become high priest, an agent
> of God, a mediator of divine favor and blessing:
>
> The Lord has sworn
>  and will not change his mind
> =93You are a priest forever
>  in the order of Melchizedek.=94
>
> When the king is both Priest and King, who can question him?
>
> In the eyes of the writer, the King shines with the radiance of the
> morning sun and the young men of the nation stand before him
> glistening like the dew.
>
> Arrayed in holy majesty,
>  from the womb of the dawn
>  you will receive the dew of your youth.
>
> This day as he marches out to battle is the dawn of creation.
>
> Why is it scripture?  What makes this ancient =93Mission Accomplished=94
> banner the Holy Word of God?  Because the kingship to which it points
> is no longer one of the sons of David from the throne of Judea.
>
> Jesus trumps his opponents by asking them =96 since this psalm is
> recorded as having been written by David =96 of whom is David speaking
> when he says that God spoke to his lord?
>
> There is a king over David.  An anointed one whom David serves.  This
> lord is the one whom God sets at his right hand.  This lord is the one
> who will rule over his enemies.  This lord is the one the nation=92s
> young men will willingly serve.  This lord is the one who will judge
> the nations and cast down the rulers of this world.
>
> It=92s hard to imagine that Jesus will =93pile up the dead.=94  It is not
> hard to imagine, however, that in the day of judgment he will strike
> down the armies that burn villages in the Sudan and raped women in
> Bosnia, and filled the death camps in Poland and Siberia and Laos,
> that marched the Armenians out into the desert to perish, the armies
> of thugs that hold cities hostage in drug wars, who capture women and
> sell them into sexual slavery, who kill a child=92s family and turn him
> into a soldier, who dump toxins into a village water supply, who=85.
>
> How else can you describe such judgment than the heaping up of
> bodies?  The war is over.  The enemy slain.  The myriad demons that
> plague humanity are crushed underfoot.  Satan is cast down and thrown
> into the great pit.  Is it not grace for the victims of evil?  Is it
> not warning to its perpetrators?
>
> Let the text stand.  Let it speak its word of judgment and hope.
> There is one who sits at God=92s right hand.  There is one who is a
> priest forever.  There is one whose kingdom is not like the kingdoms
> of this world.  One who will drink in peace from the brook at the side
> of the road where the lion and lamb lie down together.
>
> =93On the third day he rose again.  He ascended into heaven, and is
> seated at the right hand of the Father.  He will come again to judge
> the living and the dead.=94
>
> And he rules now, even in the midst of his enemies.
>
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<div>David,</div>
<div>Thank you for this strong word as we enter into the time of rememberin=
g Christ&#39;s serving, suffering and=A0triumph!</div>
<div>Peace,</div>
<div>Bob<br><br></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 7:48 PM, David Bonde <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:pastorbonde@gmail.com">pastorbonde@gma=
il.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">Psalm 110<br>The LORD says to my=
 Lord:<br>=A0=93Sit at my right hand<br>Until I make your enemies<br>=A0a f=
ootstool for your feet.=94<br>
<br>It sounds like your usual sycophantic palace dribble. =A0The psalm<br>w=
riter, wanting to curry favor from the king, or writing some public<br>litu=
rgy for the king=92s enthronement or the day of war, declares that<br>God h=
as set the King at his right hand and will subdue for him all the<br>
nations around them:<br><br>The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Z=
ion;<br>=A0you will rule in the midst of your enemies<br>Your troops will b=
e willing<br>=A0on your day of battle<br><br>The LORD is at your right hand=
;<br>
=A0he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.<br>He will judge the nation=
s, heaping up the dead<br>=A0and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.<br=
><br>Notice that by this point in the psalm it is now God who serves the<br=
>
king, standing at his right hand, not the king who serves God.<br><br>And t=
he King is not only a military leader, assigned by God to protect<br>the pe=
ople and exercise justice, he has become high priest, an agent<br>of God, a=
 mediator of divine favor and blessing:<br>
<br>The Lord has sworn<br>=A0and will not change his mind<br>=93You are a p=
riest forever<br>=A0in the order of Melchizedek.=94<br><br>When the king is=
 both Priest and King, who can question him?<br><br>In the eyes of the writ=
er, the King shines with the radiance of the<br>
morning sun and the young men of the nation stand before him<br>glistening =
like the dew.<br><br>Arrayed in holy majesty,<br>=A0from the womb of the da=
wn<br>=A0you will receive the dew of your youth.<br><br>This day as he marc=
hes out to battle is the dawn of creation.<br>
<br>Why is it scripture? =A0What makes this ancient =93Mission Accomplished=
=94<br>banner the Holy Word of God? =A0Because the kingship to which it poi=
nts<br>is no longer one of the sons of David from the throne of Judea.<br><=
br>Jesus trumps his opponents by asking them =96 since this psalm is<br>
recorded as having been written by David =96 of whom is David speaking<br>w=
hen he says that God spoke to his lord?<br><br>There is a king over David. =
=A0An anointed one whom David serves. =A0This<br>lord is the one whom God s=
ets at his right hand. =A0This lord is the one<br>
who will rule over his enemies. =A0This lord is the one the nation=92s<br>y=
oung men will willingly serve. =A0This lord is the one who will judge<br>th=
e nations and cast down the rulers of this world.<br><br>It=92s hard to ima=
gine that Jesus will =93pile up the dead.=94 =A0It is not<br>
hard to imagine, however, that in the day of judgment he will strike<br>dow=
n the armies that burn villages in the Sudan and raped women in<br>Bosnia, =
and filled the death camps in Poland and Siberia and Laos,<br>that marched =
the Armenians out into the desert to perish, the armies<br>
of thugs that hold cities hostage in drug wars, who capture women and<br>se=
ll them into sexual slavery, who kill a child=92s family and turn him<br>in=
to a soldier, who dump toxins into a village water supply, who=85.<br><br>H=
ow else can you describe such judgment than the heaping up of<br>
bodies? =A0The war is over. =A0The enemy slain. =A0The myriad demons that<b=
r>plague humanity are crushed underfoot. =A0Satan is cast down and thrown<b=
r>into the great pit. =A0Is it not grace for the victims of evil? =A0Is it<=
br>not warning to its perpetrators?<br>
<br>Let the text stand. =A0Let it speak its word of judgment and hope.<br>T=
here is one who sits at God=92s right hand. =A0There is one who is a<br>pri=
est forever. =A0There is one whose kingdom is not like the kingdoms<br>of t=
his world. =A0One who will drink in peace from the brook at the side<br>
of the road where the lion and lamb lie down together.<br><br>=93On the thi=
rd day he rose again. =A0He ascended into heaven, and is<br>seated at the r=
ight hand of the Father. =A0He will come again to judge<br>the living and t=
he dead.=94<br>
<br>And he rules now, even in the midst of his enemies.<br><font color=3D"#=
888888"><br>--<br>You received this message because you are subscribed to t=
he Google Groups &quot;SCVLP&quot; group.<br>To post to this group, send em=
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.<br>
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to <a href=3D"mailto:scvlp%2Buns=
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en</a>.<br>
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