Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
David speaks from hard experience: many conspired to keep him from the throne, and by mere reason he might have despaired. But he knew himself appointed by God, unsought and unforeseen, and so he steeled himself against the whole world with confidence in His power alone.
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Commenting on Psalm 2:1-12
Christ holds aloft the sceptre of His power in that once pierced hand and declares His enemies His inheritance. The rod of iron will break rebellious nations to pieces like potters' vessels, those who will not bend must break, and their ruin will be hopeless when the omnipotent Son of God smites them.
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Commenting on Psalm 2:8
The Messiah's kingdom rests on an eternal decree of God the Father, not a sudden resolve but the result of divine wisdom before all worlds. This decree the Son governed Himself by throughout His undertaking: This is the will of Him that sent Me, and this commandment have I received of My Father.
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Commenting on Psalm 2:7-9