Daily Devotions

My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》

My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》
 
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Day 248

Text: Luke 20: 41-44

THE PROPHECY ABOUT THE MESSIAH

1. The Prophetic Scriptures foretold the coming of the Messiah.

2. He would be the Saviour and King of Israel.

3. But there was much misunderstanding about the Messiah.

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION RAISED

“And He said to them, ‘How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David? Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: ‘The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.’ Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his Son?’’”

Luke 20:41-44

1. “And He said to them, ‘How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David?’”

a. This was a question the Lord Jesus raised up to the three groups of people who sought to ensnare Him with questions.
b. The three groups were:
i. The Pharisees
ii. The Sadducees
iii. The scribes

2. The popular idea

a. The Messiah was “the Son of David”.
b. Meaning:
i. He would be like David, a king of Israel.
ii. If so, his reign would be only political.
iii. It would be temporal rather than eternal.
iv. The Messiah would be a mere mortal.

3. Citation of a Prophetic Psalm.

“Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: ‘The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.’’”

Luke 20:42-43

a. This was a citation of Psalm 110:1.
b. This Psalm was written by David.
c. The word “LORD” was a reference to God.
d. The word “Lord”:
i. This could not refer to a mere physical son of David.
ii. David called Him “Lord!”
iii. God would personally see to the defeat of the Lord’s enemies.

4. The wrong understanding of the Messiah corrected

a. The phrase “Son of David”.
i. It is a title.
ii. It is a Messianic title.
b. The Messiah
i. He is no mere political king.
ii. He is Lord even of David.
iii. He is far greater than any of their ideas.
iv. All the prophecies of the Messiah would be fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ.

经文:路加福音 20:40-44

关于弥赛亚的预言

1. 经文里预知了弥赛亚的来临

2. 祂将会是以色列的君王和救主

3. 不过,依然有许多对于弥赛亚的误解

一个重要的问题

“以后他们不敢再问他什么。耶稣对他们说:“人怎么说基督是大卫的子孙呢?””

《路加福音 20:40-41》

1. 耶稣对他们说:“人怎么说基督是大卫的子孙呢?”

a. 主耶稣向质问祂的三组人提出这道问题

b. 这三组人是:

i. 法利赛人

ii. 撒都该人

iii. 文士

2. 大众的想法

a. 弥赛亚是“大卫的子孙”

b. 象征

i. 他将会如同大卫,成为以色列的君王

ii. 他的统治将会是政治性的

iii. 这不会是永恒的统治

iv. 这位弥赛亚是位世人

3. 引用预言的诗篇

“诗篇上大卫自己说:‘主对我主说:“你坐在我的右边,等我使你仇敌做你的脚凳。”’大卫既称他为主,他怎么又是大卫的子孙呢?””

《路加福音 20:42-43》

a. 这引用了《诗篇 110:1》

b. 这是大卫所写的诗篇

c. “主”指的是上帝

d. “主”的称呼

i. 诗篇所指的并不是大卫的子孙

ii. 大卫称祂为“主!”

iii. 上帝将会亲自打倒主的敌人

4. 纠正对于弥赛亚的误解

a. “大卫的子孙”

i. 这是一个头衔

ii. 这是一个弥赛亚的头衔

b. 弥赛亚

i. 祂不仅是有政治权力的君王

ii. 祂是大卫的主

iii. 祂超越世人存有的理解

iv. 主耶稣基督应验所有关于弥赛亚的预言