The Treasury of David
by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
8. Ask of me. It was a custom among
great kings to give favored ones whatever they might ask (see Esther 5:6; Matthew 14:7). So Jesus
only has to ask, and he will have. Here he declares that his very enemies are
his inheritance. To their face he declares this decree, and “Lo! here,” cries the Anointed One,
as he holds aloft in that once pierced hand the scepter of his power, “He has given me this, not only the right to be a king, but the power to
conquer.” Yes! Jehovah has given to his Anointed a rod of iron with which he
will break rebellious nations in pieces, and, despite their imperial strength,
they will be but as potters’ vessels, esaily dashed into shivers, when the rod
of iron is in the hand of the omnipotent Son of God. Those who will not bend
must break. Potters’ vessels are not to be restored if dashed in pieces, and
the ruin of sinners will be hopeless if Jesus smites them.
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