Psa 110:4 | TNotes | STEP | 110:4 The Lord had made an unbreakable oath and covenant, so his apparent rejection of David’s dynasty (89:38 ) in the Exile had led to a crisis. The placement of Ps 110 in Book Five reaffirms the future of the dynasty: David’s descendant must conform to God’s standard of integrity (Ps 101 ). His ministry will be transformed as he serves under God’s kingship (Pss 93–100 ). • You are a priest forever: The role of God’s messianic ruler changes. The priestly kingship of David and his descendants extended to serving as patrons of the Temple. David had the Ark brought to Jerusalem (2 Sam 6:15 ) and arranged for the Temple service (1 Chr 6:31-48 ; 15:11-26 ; 16:4-42 ; 23:4-32 ; 25:1 ). Solomon supervised the Temple construction (1 Kgs 5:1–7:51 ). Even so, Israel’s kingship was separate from its priesthood. In the messianic kingdom, the king would also minister as priest, as Melchizedek , king of Salem (Gen 14:18 ), had done. The New Testament develops the ministry of Jesus Christ as a fulfillment of this new order (see Heb 5:6-10 ; 6:20

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dPs 101►

ePss 93–100►

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g1 Chr 6:31-48►

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j23:4-32►

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l1 Kgs 5:1–7:51►

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nHeb 5:6-10►

o6:20–7:25►

‏ Psalms 110:4

110:4 ^a The Lord had made an unbreakable oath and covenant, so his apparent rejection of David’s dynasty (89:38 ^b) in the Exile had led to a crisis. The placement of Ps 110 ^c in Book Five reaffirms the future of the dynasty: David’s descendant must conform to God’s standard of integrity (Ps 101 ^d). His ministry will be transformed as he serves under God’s kingship (Pss 93–100 ^e).

• You are a priest forever: The role of God’s messianic ruler changes. The priestly kingship of David and his descendants extended to serving as patrons of the Temple. David had the Ark brought to Jerusalem (2 Sam 6:15 ^f) and arranged for the Temple service (1 Chr 6:31-48 ^g; 15:11-26 ^h; 16:4-42 ⁱ; 23:4-32 ^j; 25:1 ^k). Solomon supervised the Temple construction (1 Kgs 5:1–7:51 ^l). Even so, Israel’s kingship was separate from its priesthood. In the messianic kingdom, the king would also minister as priest, as Melchizedek, king of Salem (Gen 14:18 ^m), had done. The New Testament develops the ministry of Jesus Christ as a fulfillment of this new order (see Heb 5:6-10 ⁿ; 6:20–7:25 ^o).