March 9

Psalm 2:2
“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His Anointed”— Psalms 2:22The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, (Psalm 2:2).
GOD calls His King His Anointed, that is, His Messiah.
The term was used very loosely at first. King Saul is called “the Lord’s anointed” (1 Sam. 24:6; 26:9, 166And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord. (1 Samuel 24:6)
9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless? (1 Samuel 26:9)
16This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster. (1 Samuel 26:16); 2 Sam. 1:14, 1614And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord's anointed? (2 Samuel 1:14)
16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord's anointed. (2 Samuel 1:16)). David was thus designated (2 Sam. 22:5151He is the tower of salvation for his king: and showeth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore. (2 Samuel 22:51)). But as time went on, there was One personality before the eye of God who was distinctively marked out as His Anointed. This is the rejected One of Psalms 2:2,2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, (Psalm 2:2) He is called Anointed in four definite aspects. 1, He was anointed from eternity (Prov. 8:23,23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. (Proverbs 8:23) “set up” is really “anointed”). 2, As born into this world, He was owned of God as the Anointed (Christ) (Matt. 1:1616And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. (Matthew 1:16)). 3, After His baptism in the Jordan He was anointed as the Servant of Jehovah, and He was recognized as the Anointed throughout His ministry on earth (Matt. 16:1616And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. (Matthew 16:16)). 4, In resurrection God has now made Him to be Lord and Christ (Acts 2:3636Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. (Acts 2:36)).
“Anointed King, with glory crowned,
Rightful heir and Lord of all!
Once rejected, scorned, disowned
E’en by those Thou cam’st to call;
Thee we honor, Thee adore,
Glorious now and ever more.
Royal robes shall soon invest Thee,
Royal splendors crown Thy brow;
Christ of God, our souls confess Thee
King and Sov’reign even now.
Thee we rev’rence; Thee obey,
Own Thee Lord and Christ alway.”
—Richard Holden.