Psalm 2:8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the heathen for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. I. CHRIST IS DECREED TO BE THE SON OF JEHOVAH. As such He is both Priest and King. "Christ toward us," says Gurnall, "acts as a King, but toward His Father as a Priest." II. AS THE SON HE IS PROMISED AN INHERITANCE. This inheritance includes all the nations of the earth. III. But though He is a King and has a promised inheritance, YET HIS GOVERNMENT IS TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE USE OF MEANS. 1. These means are the means of grace. 2. These are to be offered to every creature on the earth. 3. We live in that epoch of the world's history when the Church is actively engaged in having all men reconciled to the Son through the preaching of the gospel. IV. THE TIME WILL COME WHEN HIS ENEMIES WILL BE SUBDUED. 1. The Church, therefore, should be diligent in the performances of its present duties. 2. The world should heed the offers of grace ere it be too late. 3. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him. 4. Let us wait upon God in prayer for the fulfilment of His promise to give the Son the heathen for His inheritance. (L. O. Thompson.) Parallel Verses KJV: Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. |
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