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THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE

Text: Ephesians 2
4 December 2016

PROPHECY CONCERNING THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE

There are two main prophecies that speak of a “Cornerstone.”  Both apply to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore thus says the LORD God:

                                                Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation,

                                                A tried stone,  a precious cornerstone,

                                                A sure foundation;

                                                Whoever believes will not act hastily.      Isaiah 28:16

 

The stone which the builders rejected

                                                Has become the chief cornerstone.

                                                This was the LORD’s doing;

                                                It is marvellous in our eyes.                               Psalm 118:22-23

 

1. A prophecy from the prophet Isaiah

a)  This word came from the LORD God Himself

b)  It is the LORD who would lay this cornerstone

 i)  A tried stone

 ii)  A precious cornerstone

iii)  A sure foundation

 2. A prophecy from a Psalmist

 a) He did not disclose his identity

 b) But he wrote prophetically too describing the cornerstone

 i) The builders (leaders of Israel at the time of the Lord Jesus Christ)

 ii) They had rejected the Lord Jesus Christ as the Messiah

 iii) Thus they had also rejected Him as the chief cornerstone

 iv) But this was the Lord’s doing

 v) It was marvellous in the eyes of the author and those who shared a similar faith

APPLYING THE CONCEPT

The Apostle Paul wrote about this in his Epistle to the Ephesians, in the context of the building of the Church.

Having been built on the foundation

                                                On the apostles and the prophets ,

                                                Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone; 

 

                                                In whom the whole building, being fitted together,

                                                Grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

 

                                                In whom you also are being built together

                                                For a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.      Ephesians 2:20-22

  1. The Lord Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone
  1. The Apostles and the prophets were part of the foundations laid
  1. We, as believers are fitted together
  1. We are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit

Let us rejoice in this wonderful truth. The Advent of the Lord Jesus Christ did not end at the manger in Bethlehem. It culminated in the formation of the Church that continues to exist today!