What does Psalm 2 outline regarding the Old Testament prophetic program?
Psalm 2 gives a brief outline of the Old Testament prophetic program given to the Jew. It pictures the Gentiles raging and the people imagining a vain thing, while the kings of the earth and Israel’s rulers counsel together. This conspiracy points to the crucifixion, where Jews demanded it and Romans carried it out.
Les explains that Psalm 2 provides a brief outline of the Old Testament prophetic program that was given to the Jew. The psalm asks why the heathen, or Gentiles, rage and why the people imagine a vain thing; since Gentiles are one group, the others must be Jews. Verse 2 adds the kings of the earth and the rulers of Israel counseling together. Les connects this to the crucifixion: the Jews demanded it, but the Romans carried it out, so both groups acted in consort. The Old Testament prophetic program concerns Israel, and nothing in it connects to the Church, which is His Body.
Why is Psalm 2 called the outline of the Old Testament program?
Psalm 2 is called the outline of the Old Testament program because it foretells the sequence of prophetic events: the rejection and death of God's Son by Jew and Gentile together, God's derision and wrath, then the setting of the King on Zion, and the decree 'Thou art my Son.'
What chapter does Les call the outline of the prophetic program?
Psalms chapter 2 is the chapter called the outline of the prophetic program. It is also referred to as the outline of the Old Testament program, and it presents the prophetic plan that points forward to the First Advent of Christ. This chapter is set within the timeline of Israel's history and the Old Testament prophets.