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NASB | Psalm 137:9 How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 137:9 How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock. |
Subject: Baby Smashing? |
Bible Note: Hello JRM, You have mentioned several things here. Let me try to address some. 1) Violence does not necessarily beget violence. In the world of fallen men, the use of force is about the only thing that keeps political peace. 2) While asking for the dashing babies against rocks, remember that this (and worse) was typical amongst the barbarous peoples surrounding Israel. 3) Christians are free to ask for God's vengeance. See for example Rev 6:10. 4) Ezekiel 18 was written about individuals, not nations. Also, it was directed to those who knew what the right was and was willing to do it. If we were to make your application of Ezek 18 to the whole of Scripture, then God sinned in telling Joshua to wipe out the Canaanites. 5) Jerusalem was their highest joy because that was where God made His name and presence to dwell. It had great spiritual significance. They could not come before God. To say this was simply nationalistic pride doesn't do justice to what was involved. Steve |