Kingship of Christ in the Old Testament

In this part of the sermon: He briefly reviews the biblical concept of a king (supreme authority, throne, scepter, kingdom) and outlines his method of tracing Christ's kingship through the Old and New…

Martin compares his method of tracing Christ's kingship through the Old and New Testaments to an artist sketching broad outlines and then filling in details, to help the audience grasp the internal structure of God's Word.

a kingdom. And my method is a method used once or twice in another area of our study is to give a sweeping panoramic view of the teaching of the Old and the New Testaments considered in those major categories, starting with the Old Testament as the period of preparation, the Gospels the period of manifestation, the Acts the period of proclamation, the Epistles the period of explanation, and the book of the Revelation the period or the book of anticipation. I don't do that to try to appear clever. I want to be clear.

4:51 - 5:27 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin expounds Psalm 2, highlighting God's derision of rebellious nations and His decree to set His King on Zion, granting Him universal dominion marked by both grace and…

To illustrate God's 'laughter of holy derision' in Psalm 2, Martin tells a story of a small, arrogant boy trying to bully a large, strong policeman, showing the absurdity of human rebellion against God.

Now, what's the response of God? Well, the first is the laughter of holy derision. Imagine, you kids, if you're going to school tomorrow, and you saw some little pugnacious smartass, you're going to say, Well, he's a smart aleck. He really thinks he's quite the big shot.

20:22 - 20:37 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: He discusses Micah 5:2-4, a contemporary prophecy to Isaiah, which specifies Bethlehem as the birthplace of the Ruler whose 'goings forth are from of old, from everlasting'…

Martin expresses frustration with scholars debating whether Isaiah borrowed from Micah, arguing that since the Holy Spirit is the one author, all prophetic words are a deposit for all God's people, including other prophets.

So you shouldn't be surprised to find things in Micah that are almost quotes from Isaiah. And so the scholars sit around and debate and write their big books. Was Isaiah borrowing from Micah? Well, who cares?

35:30 - 35:43 Read in full sermon