Reformation Orthodox Presbyterian Church

This evening we gather to hear again from David, the once great king of Israel. Last time the subject was purity and righteousness in the house of the king and how he desired to honor the Lord with his whole life. Here David speaks of regal matters, namely: the kind of King we can expect according to God's promises made to David. This is a "Royal" psalm. That is, its theme centers on the role of David's house in the future fulfillment of God's Covenant of Grace with His people. This Psalm moves beyond the scope of human authority and achievement, and into the future work of one whom David calls "my Lord." The One whom we rightly call Messiah. But it is not just a regal psalm, there is something else at work here. There is, in fact, a combination of two distinct, yet related oracles concerning the Messiah, who would come, not only in the line of David, but in the line of another central Old Testament character, of which less is known. The oracle of kingship and the oracle of priesthood, tied to the line of Dav