#680 Despite All Your Rage

Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”


4 He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6 “As for me, I have set my King
on Zion, my holy hill.”


7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, “You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”


10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him. Psalm 2

Peoples plot in vain - There was this tower called Babel, and some of the old Jewish writers said that it was an attempt of men, a plot of one of the earliest dictators, Nimrod, to build a tower so high, to reach into the heavens. They would not suffer the flood again, and would think themselves capable of deliverance by their own hand. We will not suffer the yoke of God, so let us lay up one of brick and mortar, as if He does not own these things as well. Water is not the only cleanser, and He that sits upon the heavens must laugh, knowing that He will send His anointed One, that He has chosen a King to be above all Kings. 

See Babel #34

Holds them in derision - They are held in contempt of reason, trying to get at a God Who they cannot build a tower to meet. Men are in the same delusion who would put their trust in other men, in systems, politicians, earthly rulers and works of their flesh. God laughs, for He Who has spoken the world into existence has already declared the way of all joy and peace, and has set up His own Son to rule. Who is more fit? He is the Son of God after all, and was He not promised at the fall? 

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11: 29-30

Today I have begotten You - Christ was not created, but begotten of the Father. It is an important contrast for many false teachers would build a tower that they think brings them up to God, pulling Christ also down to them, but there was nothing ever made that was not made through Him. 

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.…Colossians 1: 15-17

Kiss the Son - I watch men at my work, running and tripping over one another, trying to be the next in line to kiss the ring. They work hard at being noticed, but could accomplish so much more actual work, if they spent more time looking into the truth. It becomes a time when doing is just as good to men as doing well or right. They make decisions, and no matter how poor they are they want to be commended for them. You cannot buy off Christ, the King of kings is not so easily flattered, and he is not blind to the ways of your heart. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him, and that needs no further explanation. 

And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God, the Almighty. 16 And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: King of kings and Lord of lords. 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,…Revelation 19:15-17