Friday, March 27, 2020

Ps 45 2 You are the most excellent of men
and your lips have been anointed with grace,
since God has blessed you forever.
3 Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one;
clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.
4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously
in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness;
let your right hand display awesome deeds."

This Psalm is teaching what Gods purpose was in creating man. As man was free to do all that he desired , he displayed absolute power in his family and culture. In that success he was like God in the sense that he provides opportunities and protection.

The psalm is describing mans success as the glory of God who enjoys all of Gods creation through speaking the law, covenants ,curses, decrees statutes. These words on his lips are enforced by the secret pronouncements of the curses. This is taught in the sword..which is his use of the curses to defend his estate and family as his glory, his right hand which is the ability to destroy the enemy on the day of disaster. Gods right hand is hidden in His garment and comes out in the wars. Man is made to provide the garden circumstances in which his wife and prosperity are protected and have the greatest opportunities to use their gifts. As he speaks the gifts he displays his freedom and provides his family with the most opportunities.In this way everyone is constrained by the simplicity of the law. Everyone is equal in enjoying their gifts in the garden of God.

The glory of the woman is the success of the ruling defense of the man and the glory of the man is providing all the opportunities to fulfill her gifts. So the Psalms teach that men and women are co rulers of His creation.

When the Psalmist describes man as being lord , he is talking about mans enjoyment of speaking the gifts. The curses and the decrees are united with mans desires that give him absolute rule over his kingdom. His gifts express what man is and what everyone are..... are what they need to be. Everyone learns to get what they desire by man being absolutely sovereign in speaking the gifts. As God is free , man is free and his posterity is free.

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