Midrash sa Mga Awit 2:7: Midrash Tehillim

“I will tell of the decree” (Psalms 2:7). They have been declared, in the decree of the Torah, and the decrees of the Prophets and the Writings. In the decree of the Torah, “Israel is my firstborn son” (Exodus 4:22). In the decree of the Prophets, “Behold my servant will prosper; he will be exalted and elevated” (Isaiah 52:13). What is written next? “This is my servant whom I support; [my chosen one; the delight of my soul]” (Isaiah 42:1). In the Writings: “God said to my lord, [Sit at my right hand while I make your enemies into your footstools]” (Psalms 110:1). “God said to me, “You are My son”” (Psalms 2:7). And another [prooftext from the] Writings says, “behold, [one like a son of man came] with the clouds of heaven” (Daniel 7:13) [a reference to the Messiah]. “God said to me, “You are My son”” (Psalms 2:7) Rabbi Yuden said, all of these retributions are [contained within] the decree of the King of Kings, the Holy One, blessed be He [regarding His Messiah]. Why so much? Because [His Messiah] toils in the Torah. Another interpretation of “You are My son” – from here [one can find an] answer to those who say that God [really and truly] has a son. And you can answer them: [God doesn’t say, “You] are a son unto me,” rather, [He says, as a mere term of endearment, “You] are my son,” like a slave who brings his master satisfaction, [such that his master] says to him, “I love you as if you were my son.” Rav Huna said, the afflictions [of Israel] were divided into three portions. One was taken by the forefathers of old, and by all of the generations; one [was taken] by the generation of the [Hadrianic] persecution; and one [is reserved for] the generation of the Messiah. And when his time comes, the Holy One, blessed be He, will say, “I must create [the Messiah] as a new creation.” And so, it is said, “I have fathered you this day” (Psalms 2:7). At that very moment, He created him. [It doesn’t mean that He created him ex nihilo, or fathered him as a father has a biological child. Rather, it means that God will transform this person into a Messiah]. And so too, it is said [regarding Adonijah,] “[and his mother] bore him after Absalom” (I Kings 1:6) [and yet the verse isn’t detailing a real birth, but a type of transformation]. Did the mother of Absalom give birth to Adonijah [after giving birth to Absalom – as a literal construal of this verse would suggest]? But wasn’t [Absalom] the son of Ma’acha, and wasn’t [Adonijah] the son of Hagit? Rather, just as this one made chariots and horsemen [to rebel against David his father], so did that one; just as this one was quarrelsome, so too was that one; and just as this one had an entourage of fifty men running before him, so too did that one. [In other words, after Absalom was all of those things; Adonijah was, so to speak, reborn in the likeness of Absalom, and did all of those things too; so too the Messiah will be remade to rise to the challenges before him].