“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies your footstool.”’
Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
(Acts 2:29-36 ESV)
David was a great king and mighty warrior, but there was one battle he could not win: the battle with death. He knew his place, and he knew that there would have to be another King and Warrior who could and would do that. Messiah. He is the One, the Only One able to win that battle. David foresaw that, but could not fully comprehend it as he wrote in the psalms. We can look back on it now, as Peter did, but it is still way beyond us. The how, the why overwhelms us. Praise the Father; thank the Son; He is risen from the dead, and He is Lord.
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