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He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
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Son of David, Lord of David
Jesus poses a riddle the Pharisees couldn't solve: How can the Messiah be David's descendant (his son) and also be called 'Lord' by David himself? Commentators explain the only answer is that the Messiah has two natures. He is fully human, the 'Son of David,' and fully divine, the 'Son of God,' and therefore David's Lord. This reveals the inadequacy of seeing Jesus as merely a great man or prophet.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
How then, etc. How is this doctrine, that he is descended from David, consistent with what David said when he calls him Lord<…
19th Century
Anglican
Does David in spirit call him Lord? — These words assume three things:
Baptist
These questions of our Lord themselves contain the answers to the present-day critics who deny the divine inspiration of the Scriptures, and the Da…
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But this view, though not wrong, is too simple because, as Jesus points out, David called the Messiah his Lord. How then could Messiah be David’s s…
16th Century
Protestant
How then does David by the Spirit call him Lord? The assertion made by Christ, that David spoke by the Spirit, is emphat…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He says unto them Not denying it to be a truth they affirmed; but rather granting and allowing it: he argues upon it…
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When Christ baffled his enemies, he asked what thoughts they had of the promised Messiah. How could he be the Son of David and yet David's Lord? He…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Lord answered the question concerning the payment of tribute and the question about the resurrection. Here, however, He answers a q…
