So if David himself calls Him Lord, how can He be his son?” And a great crowd was listening to Him with delight.
Christ’s question reveals the mystery of the Messiah’s two natures. He is David’s Son according to the flesh, because He was born from David’s line, but He is David’s Lord according to His divine person and eternal authority. This truth was deeper than the scribes’ usual explanations and showed that the Messiah cannot be confined to the image of only an earthly king. The crowd listened with delight, because Christ’s teaching brought light where religious teachers had often left only outward knowledge.