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ALLUSIONS
& PROPHECY
Allusions to the
Deuterocanonical Book
of Wisdom
Both Psalm 2 and Acts 13 refer to Jesus as
the Son of the Father.
“You are my son; today I am
your father…
The context in both is the Son raised up in
triumph and power over his adversaries.
Psalm 2:2-11
“Kings on earth rise up and princes plot together
against the LORD and his anointed …
4
The one enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord derides them,
5
Then speaks to them in anger, terrifies them in wrath:
6
“I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
7
I will proclaim the decree of the LORD, who said to me,
“You are my son; today I am
your father…
With an iron rod you shall shepherd them,
like a clay pot you will shatter them.”
10
And now, kings, give heed;
take warning, rulers on earth.
11
Serve the LORD with fear”
Acts
13:27-34
“The inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders failed to
recognize him, and by condemning him they fulfilled the
oracles of the prophets that are read sabbath after sabbath.
…
30
But God raised him from the dead …
this good news to you that what God promised
our ancestors
33
he has brought to fulfillment for us, (their) children, by
raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second psalm,
‘You
are my son; this day I have begotten you.’
34
And that he raised him from the dead never to return to
corruption”
In Wisdom we also find prophesy of Jesus as
the Son of God.
But, here the context is the passion, the
mockery, and cruel death of Jesus when He gave His life to
redeem mankind. The Gospels allude to what is uniquely
revealed in Wisdom and in its context of the Passion and
rejection of Christ.
Wisdom
of Solomon 1 and 2
“Love justice, you who judge the earth;
think of the LORD in goodness,
and seek him in integrity of heart;
2
Because he is found by those who test him not,
and he manifests himself to those who do not
disbelieve him.
3
For perverse counsels separate a man from God,
and his power, put to the proof, rebukes the
foolhardy;
4
Because into a soul that plots evil wisdom enters not,
nor dwells she in a body under debt of sin.
5
For the holy spirit of discipline flees deceit
and withdraws from senseless counsels;
and when injustice occurs it is rebuked.
6
For wisdom is a kindly spirit,
yet she acquits not the blasphemer of his
guilty lips;
Because God is the witness of his inmost self
and the sure observer of his heart
and the listener to his tongue.
7
For the spirit of the LORD fills the world,
is all-embracing, and knows what man says.
8
Therefore no one who utters wicked things can go unnoticed,
1
nor will chastising condemnation pass him by.
9
For the devices of the wicked man shall be scrutinized,
and the sound of his words shall reach the
LORD,
for the chastisement of his transgressions;
10
Because a jealous ear hearkens to everything,
and discordant grumblings are no secret.
11
Therefore guard against profitless grumbling,
and from calumny withhold your tongues …
Chapter 2
they
who said among themselves, thinking not aright:
“Brief and troublous is our lifetime …
6
Come, therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are real
…
7
Let us have our fill of costly wine and perfumes …
10
Let us oppress the needy just man;
let us neither spare the widow
nor revere the old man for his hair grown
white with time.
11
But let our strength be our norm of justice;
for weakness proves itself useless.
12
Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us;
he sets himself against our doings,
Reproaches us for transgressions of the law
and charges us with violations of our
training.
13
He professes to have knowledge of God
and styles himself
a child of the
LORD.
14
To us he is the censure of our thoughts;
merely to see him is a hardship for us,
15
Because his life is not like other men’s,
and different are his ways.
16
He judges us debased;
he holds aloof from our paths as from things
impure.
He calls blest the destiny of the just
and
boasts that God is his Father.
17
Let us see whether his words be true;
let us find out what will happen to him.
18
For if the just one be the
son of God, he will defend him
and deliver him from the hand of his foes.
19
With revilement and torture let us put him to the test
that we may have proof of his gentleness
and try his patience.
20
Let us condemn him to a shameful death;
for according to his own words, God will take
care of him.”
21
These were their thoughts, but they erred;
for their wickedness blinded them,
22
And they knew not the hidden counsels of God;
neither did they count on a recompense of
holiness
nor discern the innocent souls’ reward.
23
For God formed man to be imperishable;
the image of his own nature he made him.
24
But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world,
and they who are in his possession experience
it.”
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New Testament
allusions to Wisdom |