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Ps 72:14
Topic Started: December 27, 2013, 8:53 pm (768 Views)
clark thompson


Psalms 72:14



KJV(i)14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
ISV(i)14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence, since their lives are precious in his sight.

My thoughts.
We precious and the Lord will advenge us in His time, not our time.
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My thoughts:

Looking at the context of the whole passage (the proper hermeneutical first approach), this Psalm has direct application in the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is quite messianic. Thus notwithstanding some out-of-context, "devotional" misapplication, the verse doesn't apply to anyone in this dispensation. Some of the things in the Psalm apply in part to Solomon in his historic reign, but not all. Verses 7, 8, 11 & 16-19 have never been fulfilled.

Therefore the entire context is reserved for that One Who is greater than Solomon Who will sit on David's throne in the Millennial Kingdom.

I think we need to be careful, lest we take some element from future Israel's Millennial blessing and apply it to ourselves. Paul's doctrine plainly allows that some believers in this dispensation shall suffer terrible persecution. He presents our inheritance in Christ as sufficient compensation for whatever evil we receive for Christ's sake in this life. Surely, the benefits afforded to the Church through our Lord Jesus Christ are far better than any blessing afforded to Israel in all the revelation of God either Old or New Testament. This is a central teaching of classic dispensational truth.

Paul never refers to Christ as King for this dispensation. Once in a doxology in 1Tim.1:17 he calls God King - which seems recited from some source, perhaps a hymn known to Paul. Also Paul refers to Christ as King of kings, in 1Tim.6:15. There the title turns on a dispensational key point since Paul has in view the Second Advent of Christ. In 1Tim.6:14 the Greek word translated "coming" is επιφανειας (hepiphaneias) which indicates a manifestation of bright light (i.e. glory). It is not the Greek, παρουσια (parousia) which is commonly associated with Christ's coming to receive to Himself His own at the so-called Rapture.

Otherwise, there is scant doctrinal reason to title our Lord Jesus Christ as King in this dispensation. He has been rejected as King on earth and presently sits upon His Father's throne waiting until His enemies are made His footstool.

That said, I know several hymns that Name Christ as King and have heard many sermons that do too. But from a dispensational point of view, there is no present Kingdom except in mystery form only; i.e. "Christendom" of which the true Church is merely part. Also the rightful King is absent having no Kingdom at all until this "Time of the Gentiles" is ended at the summation of the Tribulation.

I hope this is of some help,

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