DAVID'S SON IS DAVID'S LORD
Home “ While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, “ What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he? ” “The son of David,” they replied. He said to them, “ How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he 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? ” No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions. ” [Mathew 22:41-46] DAVID'S SON IS DAVID'S LORD W hile the Pharisees were still awed by Jesus’ answer to the lawyer, He faced them with a provocative problem. “What did they think about the Christ? Whose Son is He? Most Pharisee did not believe that Jesus was the Christ; they were still waiting for the Messiah. So Jesus was not asking them, “What do you think of Me?” He was as...