“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” v.1
Read chapter 110
"Jehovah said to Adonai" is the Hebrew translation here for the two names of Lord in English. The translators attempted a little bit to show the difference by making all capital letters LORD every time it was a translation of the Hebrew Jehovah in the Old Testament. The two names for God here is representing two characteristics of His character. Jehovah is Jesus and the God of relationship, Adonai is like a master, king or head of a house and is implying that Adonai is the Messiah. David is noted as the psalmist is the prescript here and also confirmed by Jesus who quotes this verse in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke saying of David. It is also one of the most quoted O.T verses in the New Testament.
To sit at a right hand doesn't mean just a pretty picture of one big throne and a small chair next to it where the next person in charge sits, but is to be at the rights or authority, there is no "hand" in the text. Basically God's authority is Christ's authority.
What this is telling us is that Christ will sit on the rights of God until all His enemies are subjected to Him. Something that is under your feet is something you have control over. You can tread lightly on it, or crush it in the dirt. Basically, you can do as you like with it. Therefore, to be under the feet is an idiom for being under the power or the control. So Christ reigns until all His enemies are His subjects.Why do you think this verse is quoted so much in the New Testament? What hope does this give you of this verse?
Now this does not mean that His reign stops at the point when all His enemies are subjected to Him. Rather, the word “till” indicates this is the great point or purpose of Him being given this position. It is to subject His enemies and make them obedient to Him. Once they are subject to Him, then He can reign indeed. This is not the end of His reign, but rather the beginning! (Bible Teacher, Nathan Johnson)
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