Aaron32
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I do not speak for my Church, but I am a Mormon who believe Jehovah is Jesus Christ, not the Trinity. I pray those who read have a desire to seek to understand, and can acknowledge what is written, before seeking to be understood.
Background of Psalm 2:
Psalm 1 is contrasting the wicked from the righteous. "Blessed is the person who delights in the law of the Lord" They are planted by the Lord, and bring forth fruits in due season, and they prosper.
The ungodly blow away like chaff in the wind. In the context of James 1:6, one may say they lack faith, and can't withstand God's judgement. If the wind is God's judgment, the ungodly are blown away.
Psalm 2 is asking why the ungodly rage, and have vain imaginations.
Is psalm 2 directed only to kings and rulers? Not necessarily, the counsel given against the worldly applies to all.
Likewise, if Jehovah is Jesus, who are the Lord's anointed? That would be anyone sealed by the Holy Spirit. (2 Cor 1:20-22; 1 John 2:27)
In verse 3, David is acknowledging how the wicked think they can somehow destroy God's laws (which they despise), and thus be free of God's restrictive standards. Incurring God's wrath and judgement.
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Sidenote:
God did not initially intend Israel to have a king. The prophet Samuel, counseled against it:
1 Sam 8:
19 ¶ Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles
The Israelites never learned their lesson from Exodus 20, they preferred someone to be a middleman rather than deal with the Lord directly.
Exodus 20:
18 ¶ And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
This is a vital concept to understand in Mormonism.
D&C 84:
23 Now this Moses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness, and sought diligently to sanctify his people that they might behold the face of God;
24 But they hardened their hearts and could not endure his presence; therefore, the Lord in his wrath, for his anger was kindled against them, swore that they should not enter into his rest while in the wilderness, which rest is the fulness of his glory.
25 Therefore, he took Moses out of their midst, and the Holy Priesthood also;
26 And the lesser priesthood continued, which priesthood holdeth the key of the ministering of angels and the preparatory gospel
Those of Telestial Glory rely on the arm of the flesh:
D&C 76:
98 And the glory of the telestial is one, even as the glory of the stars is one; for as one star differs from another star in glory, even so differs one from another in glory in the telestial world;
99 For these are they who are of Paul, and of Apollos, and of Cephas.
100 These are they who say they are some of one and some of another—some of Christ and some of John, and some of Moses, and some of Elias, and some of Esaias, and some of Isaiah, and some of Enoch;
101 But received not the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus, neither the prophets, neither the everlasting covenant.
Bottom line: Israel is commanded and prophesied to be a nation of priests and kings. (Exodus 19:6; Rev 5:9-10)
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Psalm 2 continues:
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Remember, this is David who wrote this, who was literally King of Israel. Nevertheless, David was a mortal man, and found redemption in the Messiah, and understood the spiritual understanding of Israel/Zion in an Eternal sense. Therefore, "the saved" can proclaim these words just as He did.
Cross reference with this Psalm 24:
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;
Which gives us the complete context of the next verse in Psalms 2:
7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
This is speaking of the coronation day of God's elect. When are we begotten of Christ? The day we receive "the might change of heart" via the Holy Ghost, and covenant to follow Him:
Mosiah 5:
7 And now, because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters.
Is this not the exact promise given in John 1:12?
Verse 8: Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Keeping in mind Psalm 2 began with the vain imaginations of the ungodly, Compare Psalms 37:
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Verse 9: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
"[T]hem" is referring to God's enemies, and
Thanks to the Book of Mormon, we know for certainty the rod of irod is "the word of God" (1 Ne 15:23-25) See also Rev 2:26-28.
The remaining verses give a warning in of fearing and serving the Lord. Thinking we can break God's commandments, and cast away God's judgement, by somehow silencing God's servants, is vain and foolish indeed. Attempting to do so, we only break ourselves.
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