Bible Discussion Thread

Ps.2:6 "Holy hill of Zion"

"Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."

We shall focus on the blessings the covenant has promised to the saints as against the heathen for whom the significance of the word of God has altogether a different emphasis. The name of the Lord is on their lips but their works are different. "Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up."(Ps.28:5) The saints on the other hand have put their trust, "Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong" and "Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.:(2:12;30:7a)

Similitude of the Lord we looked in an earlier post where the tree planted by the waters deposit blessing from the river of time. While the wicked are like the chaff the saints trusting in Jesus Christ shall go from strength to strength. In the key verse the Psalmist declares where he has put his trust, and it is the similitude of the Lord, so it is holy and bears the name Zion. The very stone which as the Prophet predicts, "Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste./ Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies." (Is.28:16-17) When God has set judgment to the line it means that we are firstly sized and polished smooth so we are ready to be fitted in its place as the Lord deems fit. "It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes."(Ps.119:71) Isaiah refers to "he that believeth shall not make haste" and we learn to trust him completely. "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect" is demanded of us since Christ in us spells the fullness of God. Blessing that the everlasting covenant promised is ours if we would onlu learn to trust in him. (Matt.5:49)