Christ In The Psalms: Pt. 2

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/chrpsb/" target="_blank"><strong>website.</strong></a></p><p><strong>Review</strong></p><ul><li>We have covered 9 lessons on the Psalms, and are about to begin the 10th. (Future lessons will surely follow.)</li><li>The Psalter points to Christ, as Jesus indicated in Luke 24 to the disciples on the Emmaus Road. In fact all three divisions of the Hebrew Bible -- Law, Prophets, and Writings -- direct us to Christ.</li><li>The imprecatory Psalms point us to Christ in that their spirit is so <i>unlike </i>that of Christ. They accentuate the loving spirit of Jesus all the more.</li><li>Some passages contain specific prophecies, as we noted in our previous lesson. In the 9th lesson we considered quite a few of them. Yet we can go much further.</li><li>Remember this: although we read the Old Testament <i>forward,</i> it is best understood when viewed <i>backward -- </i>in the light of Calvary.</li></ul><p><strong>Further Christological aspects of the Psalms</strong></p><ul><li>Psalm 1 - Jesus is the way (John 14:6; see Acts 24:14)</li><li>Psalm 8 -- Jesus is Lord (LORD, or Yahweh [YHWH], rendered <i>kyrios</i> [Lord] = the Lord God) (gospels, Acts, etc -- e.g. 2 Peter 1:1-2)</li><li>Psalm 23 - Jesus is the good shepherd (also Pss 28, 80; Ezekiel 34:10-16,23-24,31; Isaiah 40:11; Zechariah 13:7; John 10:11,14; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:5, 5:4; Revelation 7:17)</li><li>Psalm 27 - Jesus is the light (John 8:12, 9:5; 1:9, 3:19; also Matthew 5:14)</li><li>Psalm 49:7-9,15 - Jesus is our ransom (Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45; 1 Timothy 2:6; Hebrews 9:15; see also Hosea 13:14)</li><li>Psalm 55:22 - Jesus is our burden-bearer (Matthew 11:28-30; see 1 Peter 5:7)</li><li>Psalm 119 - Jesus is God's Word (John 1:1,14; Revelation 19:13)</li></ul><p><strong>Thought questions</strong></p><ul><li>Which passages in Psalms present Christ most clearly <i>to me?</i></li><li>If I were a first-century Jew who knew the scriptures (like Nicodemus), how obvi