Psalms 45:2 I. The Messiah is "fairer than the children of men" as the Son of God. Children of men are born in time; the Messiah was in the beginning with God. They have only a creature nature; He has the nature of God. He is absolutely one with God, and in every respect equal with God. II. Christ... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 45:3 The three offices of Christ. Our Lord is here spoken of in two distinct characters as a Teacher: "Full of grace are Thy lips;" and as a Conqueror: "Gird Thee with Thy sword upon Thy thigh," or, in other words, as a Prophet and as a King. His third special office is that of a Priest, in... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 45:11 The forty-fifth Psalm is the coronation oath of Christ to His Church. And here are three thoughts strung together to do honour to the occasion Christ's delight in His Church's beauty, Christ's claim to His Church's service, and Christ the centre of His Church's worship. I. The service... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 45:16 I. Christ's princes are princes born. The reason is that their birth is a new one, and any child may have it. Into the world in which Christ's princes are born no one can bring them but God. II. They are princes by getting a royal education. Christ provides both a good textbook and a... [ Continue Reading ]