“It is necessary to consider how the Father gave the nations to the Son as an inheritance and the ends of the earth as a possession. He says to him, "You will break them like a clay pot." For who gives an inheritance so that it may be broken by the heir? It must be demonstrated from Scripture, therefore, how the contri…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS 2:9
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9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
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7I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
— Psalms 2:9 —
10Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.