The book of Psalms has a complicated relationship with foretelling. Some parts of it clearly tell the future in the vein of one of the prophets like Isaiah or Jeremiah, but a lot of the prophecy in the book is more subtle. The Psalms are full of “dual prophetic fulfillment” – prophecy that meant one thing for the original writers and readers, and something else for readers aware of Jesus, the covenant king. How can we come to grips with the dual nature of Psalms, and how can we learn to read the Psalms prophetically in the way that Jesus, his apostles, and early church did?
(Preaching on the wisdom literature. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on April 13, 2025.)
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Are there any prophecies in Psalms which are not messianic? For example, Psalm 137 sounds a lot like Isaiah’s prophecies of a future exile in Babylon.
Absolutely! The Psalms cover a wide swath of Israel’s history both in looking back and in prophetically looking forward, including things that would happen before the Messiah came (the exiles, but also the return and rebuilding of Jerusalem).