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The Messianic Psalms: The Nature Of God

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Messianic Psalms
The book of Psalms has a number of Psalms. Those that prophesy the coming of Christ are referred to Messianic Psalms. There exists a variety of Messianic Psalms, and all have a significance that they represent or reflect our lives. The significances of theses Psalms is that they present the nature of Christ, his works, his rejections, suffering, death, and resurrection.
The nature of Christ had been anticipated with references directing his lineage from David (Psalms 2:7; Hebrew 1:5). Jesus is referred to as the son of God; it is made clear that as he possesses the nature of God, he deserves all the worship (Psalms 45:6-7; Hebrew 1:8-9). There is reference of Christ as deity, the Messianic psalm, signifies the greatness of …show more content…

The coming of Christ had a purpose, namely to serve the Lord and carry on his work. Similarly, we get the prophecy of Christ works as a priest (Psalms 110:4; Hebrew 5:6,10).
Similarly, the Messianic Psalms included a prediction of the rejection of Christ. Christ was rejected by the Jews just as it was written in Psalms 118:22-23; Matthew 21:42; Mk. 12:10-11: “The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner”. The scripture foretold of how the people would reject Christ, while his purpose is the epitome of life (Belcher 70).
Similarly, the suffering and death of Christ are prophesied in the following words: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Psa. 22:1; Mt. 27:46; Mk. 15:34). This clearly foretells how the people will abandon him and put him to test.
Messianic Psalms also describe the resurrection of Christ. When David wrote Psalms 16:10, he refered to the resurrection of Christ: “Because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy one to see decay”. This is reflected in Acts 13: 35 when Paul writes, “So it is written elsewhere: You shall not let your Holy One see decay.” This clearly indicated that Christ will die but will resurrect through

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