Psalms 83:4-6

83:4 They say, “Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation!¹

Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

83:5 Yes,² they devise a unified strategy;³

they form an alliance⁴ against you.

83:6 It includes⁵ the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

Moab and the Hagrites,⁶

Acts 4:27

4:27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against⁷ your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,⁸

Matthew 16:1

The Demand for a Sign

16:1 Now when the Pharisees⁹ and Sadducees¹⁰ came to test Jesus,¹¹ they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.¹²

Revelation 17:13-14

17:13 These kings¹³ have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 17:14 They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying¹⁴ the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”

¹tn Heb “we will cause them to disappear from [being] a nation.”

²tn Or “for.”

³tn Heb “they consult [with] a heart together.”

⁴tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

⁵tn The words “it includes” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶sn The Hagrites are also mentioned in 1 Chr 5:10, 19-20.

⁷sn The application of Ps 2:1-2 is that Jews and Gentiles are opposing Jesus. The surprise of the application is that Jews are now found among the enemies of God’s plan.

⁸sn A wordplay on “Christ,” v. 26, which means “one who has been anointed.”

⁹sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

¹⁰sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

¹¹tn The object of the participle πειράζοντες (peirazontes) is not given in the Greek text but has been supplied here for clarity.

¹²sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.

¹³tn The word “kings” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to clarify the referent.

¹⁴tn See BDAG 636 s.v. μετά A.2.a.α.