We saw a mini-series on the wicked that stretched from Pss 9-14, with a climactic declaration in Ps 14 that there is none who does good. But Ps 15 answered that charge by describing the one who is worthy to dwell on God's holy hill. That series, describing the character of the king who dwells in the house of the Lord, runs from Ps 15 to Ps 24. Of course, Ps 15 posits a question: Who exactly walks in integrity such that he will never be moved, such that he can dwell in the house of Yahweh forever? Ps 24 answers that question resoundingly, with a flourish of drums and trumpets and clear repetition of its main point: the king who is worthy to ascend into Yahweh's holy place is, and can only be, Yahweh Himself. The solution to "there is none who does good, no, not one" is found in the truth that Yahweh is good and that He is worthy. But more than that, Yahweh has another side, a human face. He is the king who speaks in the psalms as well as being the God to whom they are addressed. Does that blow your mind? It should. But it is only too obvious. As we saw back in Ps 2, God's King is His Messiah is His Son. In case you missed it, Ps 24 now gives us the final link in that chain: God's Son is God. The King of Glory whose voice we have heard in all these psalms is also Yahweh. He is to be distinguished from Yahweh as one person is from another, but He also shares the name and character of Yahweh. Ps 20 hinted at it by addressing the king in prayer as though the king can do whatever Yahweh can do. Ps 24 says it outright: Yahweh Sabaoth is the King of Glory. The King is Yahweh, and He leads the generation of those who seek God's face up the mountain and into the holy place.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
