"THE GOSPEL OF MARK"
David’s Son And David’s Lord (12:35-37)
INTRODUCTION
1. Teaching in the temple on Tuesday of the Last Week, Jesus easily
silenced His critics...
a. Those who questioned His authority - Mk 11:27-33
b. The Pharisees and Herodians, regarding taxes - Mk 12:13-17
c. The Sadducees, regarding the resurrection - Mk 12:18-27
d. A scribe, regarding the foremost commandment - Mk 12:28-34
2. Jesus then asked the Pharisees a question...
a. Concerning the Christ (Messiah) as the son of David - Mk 12:35
b. How could that be if David by inspiration called the Christ
"Lord"? - Mk 12:36-37
c. Seemingly a conundrum they could not answer
3. The passage Jesus referenced was Psalms 110...
a. The most frequently quoted OT text in the NT
b. Quoted or alluded to 33 times in the NT - D. M. Hay
[While the Pharisees could not answer, we have the benefit of completed
revelation to understand how the Christ could be both David’s son and
David’s lord, and how Jesus proved to be both...]
I. THE CHRIST IS DAVID’S SON
A. ACCORDING TO PROPHECY...
1. As prophesied to David, with Solomon as a prefigure of Christ
- 2Sa 7:12
2. As promised by the prophets
- Isa 11:1-5; Jer 23:5-6; Ezek 34:23-24; 37:24-25
-- At the time of the NT, the common Jewish expectation was that
the Christ would be a descendant of David
B. JESUS IS THE DESCENDANT OF DAVID...
1. Jesus was David’s son through the royal ancestry of Joseph
- Mt 1:1-17
a. Matthew’s gospel shows that Jesus was the royal descendant
of David
b. Following the lineage of David through his son Solomon
- Mt 1:6
2. Jesus was David’s son through the fleshly ancestry of Mary
- Lk 3:23-38
a. Luke’s gospel shows that Jesus was the fleshly descendant of
David
b. Following the lineage of David through his son Nathan
- Lk 3:31
-- Jesus was a descendant of David on both sides of His family
(mother and step-father)!
[Jesus’ question was not to cast doubt on Christ as David’s son. It
served to stump His critics for they did not comprehend how David’s son
could also be David’s lord. Today, we understand how...]
II. THE CHRIST IS DAVID’S LORD
A. ACCORDING TO PROPHECY...
1. As prophesied by David in the text Jesus quoted - Ps 110:1-7
a. The Christ would be David’s lord
b. Ruling at God’s right hand as both king and priest forever
2. As prophesied by Isaiah - Isa 9:6-7
a. The Christ would be a Son, Mighty God, Everlasting Father
b. Over a government with no end
3. As prophesied by Micah - Mic 5:2
a. The Christ born in Bethlehem would be a ruler
b. Who would be from everlasting!
-- OT prophecy declared the kingship and deity of the Christ!
B. JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD...
1. As accepted and claimed by Jesus
a. Jesus accepted the title "Son of God" in worship - Mt 14:33
b. Jesus referred to Himself as the "Son of God" - Jn 5:25;
10:36; 11:4
2. As proclaimed by others
a. God called Jesus His Son - Mt 3:17; 17:5
b. Peter confessed Jesus as the Son of God - Mt 16:16
c. Mark began his gospel declaring Jesus as the Son of God - Mk1:1
d. The angel Gabriel spoke of Jesus as the Son of God - Lk 1:35
e. John the Baptist testified that Jesus is the Son of God - Jn1:34
f. Nathaniel, Martha, and John confessed Him as the Son of God
- Jn 1:49; 11:27; 20:31
3. Being called the Son of God alludes to His pre-existence
a. As expressed in John’s prologue to his gospel - Jn 1:1-2
b. As claimed by Jesus Himself - Jn 8:56-58
c. As taught by the apostle Paul - Php 2:5-7
-- NT scriptures clearly declare the deity of the Christ!
C. JESUS IS THE KING OF KINGS...
1. Jesus now has all authority in heaven and on earth - Mt 28:18
2. All things (including David in heaven!) have been subjected to
Him - Ep 1:20-23; 1Pe 3:22
3. He is the ruler of the kings of the earth - Re 1:5
4. The King of kings and Lord of lords - 1Ti 6:14-15; Re 17:14
5. Who will reign until all enemies are placed under His feet,
death being the last - Ps 110:1; 1Co 15:24-26
-- NT scriptures clearly declare the kingly reign of the Christ!
CONCLUSION
1. This is the answer to the conundrum posed by Jesus...
a. The Christ is David’s son by virtue of His incarnation in the
lineage of David
b. The Christ is David’s lord by virtue of His eternal deity and
present reign!
2. The apostle Paul would later write that Jesus is...
a. The Son of David according to the flesh - Ro 1:3
b. The Son of God as evidenced by His resurrection - Ro 1:4
c. "Our Lord" - Ro 1:3
Not only did David rightly call his Son "lord", but so should we. Have
we accepted David’s Son (Jesus) as Lord, serving Him as "volunteers in
the day of Your power"...? - cf. Ps 110:3; Lk 6:46
