The Power and Triumph of the Kingdom of Christ
R. Bickerdike, M. A. Psalm 2:9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. All things are at God's disposal — all nations, all men, collectively and individually. It is God who plants and destroys; it is He who builds up and pulls down. We learn from the Psalm that all things are at the disposal of God the Son. God the Father has given to Him the heathen for His inheritance,...and He shall break them with a rod of iron, He shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. In Isaiah it is said (Isaiah 60:12), "For the nation and kingdom that shall not serve Thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted." The Canaanites, the Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans would not serve God, and they have perished. Kingdoms which will not serve Christ must be destroyed to make way for those who will serve Him. The kingdom of Christ will, sooner or later, swallow up all other kingdoms. The power of Christ's kingdom, the power of His Word, is in a measure conferred upon His believing people. Christ has given to His believing people great power and influence in the earth. The Word of God is powerful; it is irresistible. If the Word of God be once deeply rooted in the hearts of a people it there abideth forever. God has wonderfully shielded England from danger ever since His Word became deeply rooted ill the land. God breaks the power of ungodly nations that He may break men's hearts of stone. He destroys the kingdoms of this world in order to establish and enlarge the kingdom of this dear Son. To change the heart is the work of God. He must go with the missionaries. But much depends on our faith — our faith in God's promises. (R. Bickerdike, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. WEB: You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."