The counter-question of Jesus: V. 39. Then certain of the scribes, answering, said, Master, Thou hast well said. V. 40. And after that they durst not ask Him any question at all. V. 41. And He said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's Son? V. 42. And David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, V. 43. till I make Thine enemies Thy footstool. V. 44. David therefore calleth Him Lord, how is He, then, his Son?
The answer of Jesus had been so convincing that even some of the scribes had to admit that He had spoken well. And all the enemies having been vanquished and no longer daring to ask any questions, the Lord, on His part, assumed the offensive.
The question which He here put is one of the great questions of the ages. Its answer has become a touchstone to distinguish the believers from the unbelievers. How can people say that Christ is the Son of David? What think ye of Christ, whose son is He? How does the fact that He is called David's Son agree with the fact that David himself, in Ps. 110, 1, calls Him his Lord?
Though Christ therefore is truly the Son of David, the descendant of David according to the flesh, yet He is at the same time a Lord, David's Lord, the Son of God.
Now, since Jesus had from the beginning claimed for Himself the Sonship of God, Christ's is the unanswerable question of the ages for all such as do not believe the Scriptures or want to modify the Bible to suit their so-called modern. ideas.
But for everyone that believes the old Gospel word for word, He is true God, born of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary.