NT Framework - Not Abandoned to Hades

Our Messiah died, but unlike all those who died before Him, He was not left in Hades; instead, due to His perfectly obedient life He ascended instead and thus fulfilled prophecy spoken by King David.

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Jeremy Thomas is the pastor at Spokane Bible Church in Spokane, Washington and a professor at Chafer Theological Seminary. He has been teaching the Bible for over 20 years, always seeking to present its truths in a clear and understandable manner. 

Transcript

Welcome And Series Setup

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Welcome to Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas and our series on the New Testament framework. Today, a smaller, bite-sized piece from the larger lesson. We hope you enjoy

Is Psalm 16 About David

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Now, there are a lot of discussions about the Psalms of David. I mean, David wrote the majority of the Psalms, right? This one at the title is called a Micktom of David, which is a specific type of poetry. It's very concise and has one major point. There's a lot of discussion about this psalm because, well, David wrote it. But the question is, is it about David? David wrote it, but is it about David? Or is it about someone who is a greater than David, who would be the seed of David?

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And as a prophet, was he prophesying of the Messiah when he wrote this psalm?

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Now there's a lot of people in the last 15 to 20 years in theological circles who are downplaying the messianism of the Old Testament. And they want to say that it's a lot less messianic than we previously thought. And they will say that passages like Psalm 16 are not about the Messiah. They're about David, or they're partially about David and maybe partially about Messiah. But at any rate, they're downplaying how messianic the Old Testament is. Now, I don't think one word of this entire psalm is about David. I think the entire thing is messianic. I think it's all about Messiah. Some of the things here may sound similar to things that David experienced, but none of them really fit anything in David's life to a T.

The Davidic Covenant And A Greater Son

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And we know that God made a covenant with David, the Davidic covenant, and that covenant promised he would have an eternal descendant, who would sit on an eternal throne and rule an eternal kingdom.

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And therefore, since David was the initial person to whom God made this covenant, David could be a prophet to speak of the one who would come as his ultimate descendant.

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So this psalm is essentially about the Messiah through David.

Prophet And Priest In One Voice

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Notice verse 5 the Lord is the portion of my inheritance, he is my cup. Now that's talk. If you ask yourself about that phrase, is he talking to the Lord or is he talking about the Lord in that phrase? You'll say, well, he's talking about the Lord. The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. He's not talking to him. But then look at the next phrase. You support my lot. And he's functioning both as a prophet and a priest here. I mean, the Messiah is. Because the prophet tells you about God.

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The priest talks to God.

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And there is this interplay, which is, in our minds, heavily messianic, in my mind. The passage goes on the lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me. I will bless the Lord who has counseled me. Isaiah talks about how the Father woke the mess would wake the Messiah up every single morning and teach him personally. The scriptures and his humanity. And here he's talking to this counsel. I will bless the Lord who the Yahweh who has counseled me. Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. This is, he would wake him early in the morning and in the night while it's still night and teach him, instruct him. And then the verses that Peter quotes, I have set the Lord continually before me. Now, did David do that? I mean, continually? Was the Lord before him when he was with Bathsheba? When he was plotting to have Uriah murdered? Was the Lord continually before him at that point?

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No, see, this is someone who's a greater than David. This is the seed of David. And David is prophesying of him. I have set the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. The right hand position of strength. Position to find help.

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Therefore, my heart is glad and my glory rejoices. My flesh also will dwell securely.

No Decay And The Path Of Life

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Now that's a strange phrase. My flesh also will dwell securely. That's a strange phrase. But then the explanation is given in verse 10. For you, now he's speaking directly to God again, you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, to the grave. Sheol is sometimes used as the grave. So we're getting hints here at the resurrection, right? His flesh would dwell securely. He would not be abandoned to the grave. Nor he says, Will you allow your holy one to undergo decay? Meaning he wouldn't be in the grave for a long period of time.

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Right?

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He would actually die, but he would not be there for an extended period of time. And then the results of this resurrection in verse 11, you will make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy, in your right hand pleasures forever. He would be restored to God. He would be back in his presence through the ascension.

Peter Interprets Psalm 16 In Acts

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So that's what Peter quoted on the day of Pentecost about the resurrection in 224. He put an end to the agony, the pain of death, because it was impossible to him to be held in its power. He had no sin. And then he quotes that passage. And then notice what he says about Psalm 16 in verse 29. This is Peter's commentary on Psalm 16. He says, Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David, who wrote that Psalm, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. So could Psalm 16 really be about David? If his tomb was still with them to this day? They knew where it was in the first century, thinking down there. And so, verse 30, because he was a prophet, there it is. David was not just a king, he was also a prophet, right? And this prophet knew something. He knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne. Then David, he says, looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah. That he was neither abandoned to Hades nor did his flesh suffer decay. Another quote from Psalm 16, 10 again.

Where To Find Visuals And Closing

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Thank you for joining us on Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas. If you would like to see the visuals that went along with today's sermon, you can find those on Rumble and on YouTube under Spokane Bible Church. That is where Jeremy is the pastor and teacher. We hope you found today's lesson productive and useful in growing closer to God and walking more obediently with Him. If you found this podcast to be useful and helpful, then please consider rating us in your favorite podcast app. And until next time, we hope you have a blessed and wonderful day.