Commentary from David Guzik: Psalm 2:1 - 3
Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
"Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us."
a. Why do the nations rage: The Psalmist seems genuinely mystified. The nations have no reason to rage against God, and they have no benefit in raging against Him. Their opposition against God is nothing but a vain thing.
b. The rulers take counsel together: Since the time of Babel, men continue to band themselves together against God. They feel that two or more men united against God have a better chance than one man set against God.
c. Against the Lord and against His Anointed: They oppose both the Lord and His Anointed. Anointed speaks of the Christ, the Anointed One. Since Jesus is the perfect representation of the Father (John 10:30, 14:9) if you oppose God the Father, you oppose Jesus. If you oppose Jesus, you oppose God the Father.
d. Let us break Their bonds in pieces: Those who oppose the Lord and His Anointed think of God as a bondage-bringer. This attitude is evidence of spiritual insanity because God is a bondage-breaker, not a bondage-bringer.
i. "To a graceless neck the yoke of Christ is intolerable, but to the saved sinner it is easy and light . . . We may judge ourselves by this, do we love that yoke, or do we wish to cast it from us?" (Spurgeon)
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