PSALM 2:1

PSALM 2:1

1 Why do the nations rebel
and the peoples plot in vain? (HCSB)

This passage has multiple meanings. Originally it referred to the nations that confronted David and his legitimate successors. But the Davidic kings were mere shadows of the coming great King, the Savior, Jesus. Consequently, the verse also refers to any attack on Jesus and His divine kingdom. This assault by the nations occurred in its most dramatic form at the cross, but resistance to God’s kingdom has continued. Throughout history, nations have resisted the claims of the gospel, the foundation of Jesus’kingdom.