Psa 2:7-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 2:7-9: 2:7-9 The Lord adopted the king of David’s dynasty to conquer rebellious nations by force (see 89:26-27 ). 2:7 Today I have become your Father: People in the ancient Near East commonly accepted a father-son relationship between gods and kings. In Israel, the Lord adopted kings as his sons. God set David apart as his most excellent and exalted son (89:27 ). All descendants of David were the Lord’s representatives or agents. As an eternal member of the Godhead (John 1:1 ) and a descendant of David (Acts 13:33 ; Heb 1:5 ; 5:5 ), Jesus is the true Son of God.

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Summary for Ps 2:7-9: 2:7-9 ^a The Lord adopted the king of David’s dynasty to conquer rebellious nations by force (see 89:26-27 ^b). 2:7 ^c Today I have become your Father: People in the ancient Near East commonly accepted a father-son relationship between gods and kings. In Israel, the Lord adopted kings as his sons. God set David apart as his most excellent and exalted son (89:27 ^d). All descendants of David were the Lord’s representatives or agents. As an eternal member of the Godhead (John 1:1 ^e) and a descendant of David (Acts 13:33 ^f; Heb 1:5 ^g; 5:5 ^h), Jesus is the true Son of God.
2:8 ⁱ In an example of the suzerain-vassal relationship between the Lord and Israel’s king (see Deuteronomy Book Introduction, “Literary Form”), the Lord invites the king to ask for favors (see Ps 21:2 ^j, 4 ^k).

• All nations will be subject to David’s descendant, the Messiah.
2:9 ^l The Lord gives his anointed ruler the power to conquer the nations as his inheritance (Isa 11:4 ^m; Rev 2:27 ⁿ; 12:5 ^o; 19:15 ^p), breaking their rebellion, resistance, and independence.