The Two-fold Prophecy: Psalm 132
“1) Remember, O Lord, on David’s behalf, All his affliction; 2) How he swore to the Lord And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, “3) Surely I will not enter my house, Nor lie on my bed; 4) I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids, 5) Until I find a place for the Lord, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
11) The Lord has sworn to David A truth from which He will not turn back: “Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.” Psalms 132:1-5, 11
This Psalm records the heart of David to make Jerusalem the place for the temple of God. He wanted it to be His dwelling place forever. He wanted God to dwell among His people.
This psalm was written at a later date from the time David lived. It was most likely written during a time of spiritual and national decline. The writer was both looking back and looking forward. Let me explain.
The temple had been built, but the kingdom promised to David was in disarray. The whole nation was divided. The writer was trying to comprehend this mystery.
But then verse eleven was slipped into the text by the Holy Spirit. It contained a prophetic mystery. It is equivalent to a literal translation of Genesis 22:8 where God promised Abraham; “God will provide Himself as the lamb for the sacrifice.”
Psalm 132:11 abruptly presents the promise that God Himself would be born as a direct descendant of David and make Jerusalem His dwelling place. It was hinting at the miracle of the incarnation accompanying the birth of Jesus Christ. God Himself was promising to dwell among His people as a descendant of David. But there’s more.
This chapter contains a two-fold mystery. It was promising not only the birth of the Messiah, but also His earthly reign on the throne of David.
This is where the Old Testament understanding of the Messiah became cloudy. The scribes and scholars saw it as the same event. They thought the birth and earthly reign of Messiah was going to happen at the same time.
According to Acts 1:6, after the resurrection, the disciples asked Jesus the same question; “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the Kingdom to Israel?” They had no understanding of the mystery of the church age or of the promised ministry of the Holy Spirit.
So where are we right now on the Psalm 132 time table? We are standing at the threshold of the second part of the Old Testament prophecy. Jesus was born as a direct descendant of David to purchase human redemption on the cross. He has been building His church for the past two thousand years.
He is about to come back and will rule the world from Jerusalem for a thousand years. (See Revelation 20:1-15) Psalm 132:13-18 is about to be fulfilled. It will happen exactly as promised. I believe we are right on the threshold of His second coming!
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
“1) Remember, O Lord, on David’s behalf, All his affliction; 2) How he swore to the Lord And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, “3) Surely I will not enter my house, Nor lie on my bed; 4) I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids, 5) Until I find a place for the Lord, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
11) The Lord has sworn to David A truth from which He will not turn back: “Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.” Psalms 132:1-5, 11
This Psalm records the heart of David to make Jerusalem the place for the temple of God. He wanted it to be His dwelling place forever. He wanted God to dwell among His people.
This psalm was written at a later date from the time David lived. It was most likely written during a time of spiritual and national decline. The writer was both looking back and looking forward. Let me explain.
The temple had been built, but the kingdom promised to David was in disarray. The whole nation was divided. The writer was trying to comprehend this mystery.
But then verse eleven was slipped into the text by the Holy Spirit. It contained a prophetic mystery. It is equivalent to a literal translation of Genesis 22:8 where God promised Abraham; “God will provide Himself as the lamb for the sacrifice.”
Psalm 132:11 abruptly presents the promise that God Himself would be born as a direct descendant of David and make Jerusalem His dwelling place. It was hinting at the miracle of the incarnation accompanying the birth of Jesus Christ. God Himself was promising to dwell among His people as a descendant of David. But there’s more.
This chapter contains a two-fold mystery. It was promising not only the birth of the Messiah, but also His earthly reign on the throne of David.
This is where the Old Testament understanding of the Messiah became cloudy. The scribes and scholars saw it as the same event. They thought the birth and earthly reign of Messiah was going to happen at the same time.
According to Acts 1:6, after the resurrection, the disciples asked Jesus the same question; “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the Kingdom to Israel?” They had no understanding of the mystery of the church age or of the promised ministry of the Holy Spirit.
So where are we right now on the Psalm 132 time table? We are standing at the threshold of the second part of the Old Testament prophecy. Jesus was born as a direct descendant of David to purchase human redemption on the cross. He has been building His church for the past two thousand years.
He is about to come back and will rule the world from Jerusalem for a thousand years. (See Revelation 20:1-15) Psalm 132:13-18 is about to be fulfilled. It will happen exactly as promised. I believe we are right on the threshold of His second coming!
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
