Trilogy Psalms (22.23.24) Psalm 24 – The Supreme Sovereign – Jesus Christ Returns To Jerusalem At The End Of The Tribulation To Reign Series

TRILOGY PSALMS (22.23.24) PSALM 24 – THE SUPREME SOVEREIGN – JESUS CHRIST RETURNS TO JERUSALEM AT THE END OF THE TRIBULATION TO REIGN

A Bible Study in Three Psalms – the Trilogy Psalms 22, 23, 24. Today we do the third one of those – Psalm 24

This is a great Psalm of praise and honour. The occasion may be a partial remembrance of the battle won in one of King David’s battles, a victory over his foes. David is most careful to acknowledge the true victor who is the King of Glory. A proud man finding God’s deliverance would want to take some of the praise for himself, but not David. It is the Lord of Hosts who has the only rightful position.

Very firm tradition claims that this Psalm was composed when the Ark of the Covenant was brought from Kirjath Jearim to Mt Zion where David had it set up in a Tabernacle (See 2 Samuel ch 6). Here are two verses from that event – {{2Samuel 6:12 Now it was told King David, saying, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, on account of the ark of God,” and David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness . . . 2Sam 6:17 They brought in the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent which David had pitched for it and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”}}

The Jewish historian, Josephus, says that seven choirs of singers and musicians preceded the Ark at this occasion and the Psalm was beautifully chanted. From another bible study we know that the ark is a most perfect example and picture of the Lord Jesus Christ and so there is no hesita-tion in saying the psalm is the forerunner of the Conquering King coming into Jerusalem, through the Gates, after the Battle of Armageddon at the Second Coming. The following arrangement is the possible way the psalm was sung –

UNDERSTANDING THE PSALM

[A]. THE CHORUS OF THE PROCESSION:

{{Psalm 24:1-2 “The earth is the LORD’S, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it, for He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers.”}}

This psalm is very fitting for the third in the trilogy. Do you remember, in the first, Psalm 22, the Messiah, THE SUFFERING SERVANT, is the crucified One who in resurrection will redeem the na-tion? As the Saviour He will shepherd His people because He became the Good Shepherd who laid down His life for the sheep. Lastly, He who became the Suffering Redeemer so that He might become the Good Shepherd, THE SUPERB SHEPHERD, now is exalted as the King of Glory, the Exalted One. The Suffering Servant became the Superb Shepherd who is revealed as the Su-preme King.

Of course, I said this is a Messianic Psalm so we should be able to trace the Lord Jesus Christ in it. We shall endeavour to do so. Here is a breakdown of the contents –

VERSES 1 – 2. Statement. The psalm begins with a statement, one that has the conviction of the truth of creation in it. Everything in creation belongs to God. We created nothing – we may fashion from materials we have, even very beautiful things, but the whole of creation belongs to God. Human beings don’t escape either. They may want to be products of evolution but they came from God, and to God they will be answerable at the Great White Throne.

Evolution is the devil’s escapism. He uses deflection to occupy men’s hearts and turn them away from the truth of the living God. Slime, producing amoebas and fish and lizards and a godless progression until finally you have man, is evolution’s deception, a sick dream. If Darwin wants to think his family tree way back incorporated a crocodile and that he is remotely related to a croc-odile, well that is his choice, but I certainly am not related to a crocodile. Even worse than straight out evolution is theistic evolution, that compromising denial that has God working ac-cording to the survival of the fittest so that it can accommodate evolution. It is satanic. I think those who say they are Christian evolutionists are not saved.

Verse 2 could be interesting from a scientific point of view but the Bible is not a science book. The seas are interesting (He founded it upon the seas) because Pangaea was a continent estab-lished in the seas. The expanse of the seas is often following a judgment in Scripture. David would have been blown away if he knew the immensity of the oceans.

Who, then is the Creator? Well, you may answer, “God”, or more correctly from the Hebrew in Genesis 1 v 1, Elohim. Elohim is a tri-plural noun that takes a singular verb. That is, there is one triune God who created the whole universe. See John 1 v 1 – 4 (note also life and light). Also John 1 v 10 and {{Colossians 1 v 15 – 17 “He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation, Col 1:16 for by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things have been creat-ed by Him and for Him, Col 1:17 and He is before all things, and in Him all things hold togeth-er.”}}