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|Chapter=2
|Verse Count=12
|Verse Count=12
|Exegesis Status=Complete
|Memorable Phrase=My king on Zion
|Memorable Phrase=My king on Zion
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|Message=YHWH's anointed king will rule the world.
|Message=YHWH's anointed king will rule the world.
|Author=Anonymous
|Author=Anonymous
|Background Ideas=<ul><li>Lesser kings (vassals) frequently rebelled against greater rulers (suzerains; Ringgren 1983), especially when the greater kingdom experienced a change in kingship (Walton 2009, 320). In the Neo-Assyrian period (7th-early 10th centuries BC), accounts of withstanding a rebellion were a regular part of inscriptions and palace decorations which served to confirm the divine appointment of a king (Radner 2016, 46, 54).</li><li>YHWH made a covenant with David in which he promised to establish his dynasty forever (2 Sam. 7:12-16; cf. Ps. 89:4-5).</li><li>The Davidic king is God's "son" (cf. 2 Sam. 7:14) in the sense that he is in a special relationship with God, representing God's authority and resembling his attributes.</li><li>Firstborn sons inherit their father's property. The son of God, therefore, stands to inherit the whole earth (cf. Ps. 89:27-28).</li><li>YHWH chose Zion, "the city of David" (2 Sam. 5:7), as his holy mountain (Ps. 132:13-14).</li><li>God's holy mountain is the meeting place between heaven and earth (Kim 2014:355).</li></ul>
|Background Ideas=<ul><li>YHWH made a covenant with David and his descendants (2 Sam 7:12-16; cf. Ps 89:4-5), saying, "I will raise up your offspring after you... and I will establish his kingdom... I will be his father, and he will be my son" (2 Sam 7:12-14).</li>
<li>Sons inherit their fathers' property (cf. Num 27:7-11; 1 Kgs 21:3; Job 42:15).</li>
<li>YHWH chose Zion, "the city of David" (2 Sam 5:7), as his holy mountain (Ps 132:13-14).</li>
<li>A mountain is a place where heaven (cf. v. 4a) and earth (cf. v. 2a) meet and thus a place where people experience God's presence and power (see e.g., Gen 22; Exod 3:1-2; 19; cf. Matt 17:1-8).</li>
<li>The king is the "image" of his god, the deity's earthly representative (cf. Gen 1:26-28; cf. Garr 2013, 136-165).</li>
<li>Lesser kings (vassals) frequently rebelled against greater rulers (suzerains; Ringgren 1983, 91-95), especially when the greater kingdom experienced a change in kingship (Hilber 2009, 320). In the Neo-Assyrian period (early 10th–7th centuries BC), accounts of withstanding a rebellion were a regular part of inscriptions and palace decorations which served to confirm the divine appointment of a king (Radner 2016, 46, 54).</li>
<li>A kiss is "a symbol of veneration both in the secular-political and in the cultic sphere" (TDOT; cf. 1 Sam 10:1; 1 Kgs 19:18).</li></ul>
|Guardian=Ryan Sikes
|Guardian=Ryan Sikes
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Revision as of 20:34, 31 March 2025


"My king on Zion"

Purpose: To call the rebellious kings of the earth to submit to YHWH and his king.

Content: Serve YHWH and submit to his king!

Message: YHWH's anointed king will rule the world.

Author: Anonymous

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