Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Hearken, O daughter, and consider

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(The views expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Psalm 45:10–17, “Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace. Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.”

In Biblical times royal marriages were more about treaties between two nations than about love and the future. A wife went to her husband king to look after her father’s interests and she was a hostage so that she could be punished for the perceived sins of her father. However, the Messianic King would be good and perfect in every way and his wife would be committed, firstly, to her husband because He will lover her for herself and she will love Him for Himself. The Messianic King will always act in the best interests of His bride, that is, His people, and she will be able to trust Him completely.

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