1. These are the last words of David:
“The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, Israel’s singer of songs:
2. The Spirit of the Lord (Holy Spirit) spoke through me. His words were on my tongue;
3. the God of Israel (God the Father) said it; the Rock of Israel (God the Son) spoke to me: He who rules over men as a righteous person, who rules by the fear of God,
4. He is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth.
King David was the second king of Israel and ruled over Israel for 40 years. God said concerning David: 'I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do' (Acts 13:22). David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, wrote many Trinitarian Psalms. The last words of David are recorded in 2 Samuel 23. In 2 Samuel 23:2-3, David mentions God three times. Verse 2 is about God the Holy Spirit. In verse 3, the God of Israel, a term always associated with God the Father, is mentioned.
The Rock of Israel is an obvious reference to God the Son, Jesus Christ. One of my favorite hymns is “Rock of Ages Cleft for Me” - a hymn dedicated to Jesus Christ. Christ has been referred to as the Rock throughout the Bible (e.g. Numbers 20:8, 10-11; 1 Corinthians 10:4). David wrote that Christ is his Rock, Fortress, and Deliverer (Psalm 18:2). Christ is referred to as the Chief Corner Stone (Psalm 118:22; Mark 12:10) upon which the Christian Church is erected. Christ is also the Rock of Offense; He himself warned us that whosoever stumbles or falls upon this Rock [Christ] shall be broken to pieces; and upon whomsoever this Rock shall fall, he shall be ground into powder (Isaiah 8:14-15; Matthew 21:44). Very soon humans will see the grinding action of this very same Rock against the antichrist as He shatters the “man of sin” into dust (2 Thessalonians 2:3-12).
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