Luke 20:42 - Exposition

And David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand . The Hebrew runs thus: "Jehovah said to my Lord ( Adonai ) . " The Eternal is represented as speaking to Davids Lord, who is also David's Son (this appears clearer in St. Matthew's account, Matthew 22:41-46 ). The Eternal addresses this Person as One raised to sit by him, that is, as a Participator in his all-power, and yet this one is also David's Son! The scribes are asked to explain this mystery; alone this can be done by referring to the golden chain of Hebrew Messianic prophecy; no scribe in the days of our Lord would do this. Such passages as Isaiah 9:6 , Isaiah 9:7 ; Micah 5:2 ; and Malachi 3:1 , give a complete and exhaustive answer to the question of Jesus.