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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Why do the nations rage,
And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bonds asunder,
And cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh:
The Lord will have them in derision.
5 Then will he speak unto them in his wrath,
And vex them in his sore displeasure:
6 Yet I have set my king
Upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will tell of the decree:
Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son;
This day have I begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance,
And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
the decree is made by Jehovah when Jesus was crowned Lord of all -- the decree is "Thou art my Son".
Yes, this is precisely what Paul and Hebrews refers to. The legal term is used by Paul when he refers to "the spirit of adoption" or "adoption of sons". It refers to God appointing Jesus Lord of all.
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Your last sentence contains the proper understanding...that it is an appointment rather than an actual adoption. I would agree with this view.
The actual adoptive view comes from gnosticism however.