Son of the living God
This one is guaranteed to trip you up. When we read this, we immediately think of the second person of the Trinity. This is not what Peter has in mind here. Really.
In Exodus 4:22, God refers to Israel as his “firstborn son.” In 2 Samuel 7:14 God says that Solomon will be his son. Psalm 2:7 refers to the king as “my son.” God refers to David in Psalm 89:27 as “my firstborn.”
The phrase “son of God” in the mouth of Peter is primarily a statement about Jesus' role as Messiah who was of the house of David. There are some other overtones, but they are only overtones. We, of course, know that Jesus is in fact the second person of the Trinity. But this is not what Peter knows at this point.
In Exodus 4:22, God refers to Israel as his “firstborn son.” In 2 Samuel 7:14 God says that Solomon will be his son. Psalm 2:7 refers to the king as “my son.” God refers to David in Psalm 89:27 as “my firstborn.”
The phrase “son of God” in the mouth of Peter is primarily a statement about Jesus' role as Messiah who was of the house of David. There are some other overtones, but they are only overtones. We, of course, know that Jesus is in fact the second person of the Trinity. But this is not what Peter knows at this point.
posted by Pastor Rod at 6:00 PM
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