Hey
I was looking at verses containing the phrase “son of man” and these verses in Psalm 80 were interesting. In the main the Psalm speaks about Israel but in the latter part the subject possibly changes. “Branch” in v15 is actually ben, son, and there is an al prefixed to it. I guess that could be “look down … upon the son that you made …”.
14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.”
Damien
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Hey, Damien.
Funny, but I was thinking about those verses just a couple of days ago. Brother Schambach preached on that part of Psalm 80 years ago, and I have never forgotten it.
Jesus is obviously the man that God made strong for Himself. That is a wonderful prophecy about Jesus. Thanks for reminding me of it.
jdc