So, if he called the Messiah 'my Lord' – it meant that the Messiah is much greater than David. But Jesus said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'? For David says, “The Lord said to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.’” If then David calls him 'Lord', how can he be his son?” (Matthew 22:43-44) Matthew adds that none of them could answer that, and from that day on no one dared ask him any more questions! But what was the answer they were avoiding, and what did Jesus' question imply?ĭavid was obviously speaking about the Messiah. The leaders thought it was an easy question and immediately replied “The son of David”. After wisely answering their questions, He put a question to them and says: “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?’ (Matthew 22:42) The word Messiah meant 'anointed one' and the Jews expected such a person to arrive and bring about an eternal Kingdom that the prophets spoke of. It was Jesus Himself who first draws our attention to it when He was confronted by the religious leaders trying to trap Him with trick questions about the Bible. While Christians believe all the words of the Bible are God given, it seems the Holy Spirit has highlighted some of them! One such highlighted part is vs 1 of Psalm 110. 1 The Lord says to my lord: ‘Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.’ Psalm 110:1 New International Version
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