Ps 58 9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns-
whether they be green or dry-the wicked will be swept away.
10 The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,
when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Then men will say,
"Surely the righteous still are rewarded;
surely there is a God who judges the earth."
Why do the people who have been gifted with Gods protective law suffer so much on this earth? Why is it that the people who are the most violent and destructive control the governments on this earth? The first reason is that God has decided from eternity past to be the only one who has the right to shorten a mans life. You see if every one who was violent and rebellious against Gods law were swiftly taken from the earth then the righteous would not feel helpless.
God has decided to delay His pronouncement of death to the wicked until the day of judgement. Gods standard of justice is to completely silence all those who are opposed to His government. You see that the law penalizes law breakers but this is not a sufficient way to end the spread of evil. Because men who become little gods , use the law of God to further their evil reign. Gods demands are only met when the wicked receive the punishment of the law which is the curse.So we find ourselves as Gods elect frustrated by the success of evil rulers.
This Psalm is not teaching that we must wait until the judgement. The Psalmist pronounces the curses as the future judgement in light of God speaking these pronouncements upon the wicked. He will chain them in hell and they will suffer for all eternity. The Psalmist is teaching that God has spoken the pronouncements of the future judgement in this Psalm.
We must understand that Gods curses are not dependent upon time or space. Gods curses are predetermined to enact His justice upon that group of men who have been chosen for eternal punishment. At all times in all places God is absolute and final in His choice. This is the holistic disposition of Gods people as they become proficient in pronouncing the curses.
Now listen to me. God has gifted each person with His law. Each person has the gifts of the law, covenants, promises, curses and statutes that are given for the purpose of each man ruling and subduing the earth . These Psalms are given to us in order to unite our desires with Gods gifts. When God created the earth ,He acted according to these pronouncements. But God also ordered all things by a much greater understanding than these Psalms.But these Psalms not only unite our desires to subdue the earth but they also unite our finite understanding with God eternal purposes. We are gifted with a holistic unity of our purposes with Gods eternal purposes.We who are corrupt and finite can unite our faulty desires by being consumed in Gods desires. The pronouncements are spoken as if Christ who lowered Himself and walked the earth , who was also the creator and the ruler over all things was ordering all things as He walked the earth, according to these pronouncements.
Gods word is eternal. It supersedes all other world views. God does not share His glory with any man. He rules over all things according to His decretive will.These pronouncements are yea and amen. This Psalm is spoken as if we were standing on the other side and we were present in the final judgement. The Psalmist expresses the confidence that he has as if the final judgement was present in all of the victories of Israel. 91 7 A thousand may fall at your side,ten thousand at your right hand,but it will not come near you.8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked." The Psalmist is comparing the pestilence that overcomes a flock of birds with Gods final pronouncement and the sending off of each man into the judgement. The Psalmist believes that speaking these realities will unite the future judgement with his present confidence. We never face an enemy that does not give us an added reward in the future judgement when we speak these pronouncements.We can prosper as the world is sinking deeper and deeper into wickedness.
whether they be green or dry-the wicked will be swept away.
10 The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,
when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Then men will say,
"Surely the righteous still are rewarded;
surely there is a God who judges the earth."
Why do the people who have been gifted with Gods protective law suffer so much on this earth? Why is it that the people who are the most violent and destructive control the governments on this earth? The first reason is that God has decided from eternity past to be the only one who has the right to shorten a mans life. You see if every one who was violent and rebellious against Gods law were swiftly taken from the earth then the righteous would not feel helpless.
God has decided to delay His pronouncement of death to the wicked until the day of judgement. Gods standard of justice is to completely silence all those who are opposed to His government. You see that the law penalizes law breakers but this is not a sufficient way to end the spread of evil. Because men who become little gods , use the law of God to further their evil reign. Gods demands are only met when the wicked receive the punishment of the law which is the curse.So we find ourselves as Gods elect frustrated by the success of evil rulers.
This Psalm is not teaching that we must wait until the judgement. The Psalmist pronounces the curses as the future judgement in light of God speaking these pronouncements upon the wicked. He will chain them in hell and they will suffer for all eternity. The Psalmist is teaching that God has spoken the pronouncements of the future judgement in this Psalm.
We must understand that Gods curses are not dependent upon time or space. Gods curses are predetermined to enact His justice upon that group of men who have been chosen for eternal punishment. At all times in all places God is absolute and final in His choice. This is the holistic disposition of Gods people as they become proficient in pronouncing the curses.
Now listen to me. God has gifted each person with His law. Each person has the gifts of the law, covenants, promises, curses and statutes that are given for the purpose of each man ruling and subduing the earth . These Psalms are given to us in order to unite our desires with Gods gifts. When God created the earth ,He acted according to these pronouncements. But God also ordered all things by a much greater understanding than these Psalms.But these Psalms not only unite our desires to subdue the earth but they also unite our finite understanding with God eternal purposes. We are gifted with a holistic unity of our purposes with Gods eternal purposes.We who are corrupt and finite can unite our faulty desires by being consumed in Gods desires. The pronouncements are spoken as if Christ who lowered Himself and walked the earth , who was also the creator and the ruler over all things was ordering all things as He walked the earth, according to these pronouncements.
Gods word is eternal. It supersedes all other world views. God does not share His glory with any man. He rules over all things according to His decretive will.These pronouncements are yea and amen. This Psalm is spoken as if we were standing on the other side and we were present in the final judgement. The Psalmist expresses the confidence that he has as if the final judgement was present in all of the victories of Israel. 91 7 A thousand may fall at your side,ten thousand at your right hand,but it will not come near you.8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked." The Psalmist is comparing the pestilence that overcomes a flock of birds with Gods final pronouncement and the sending off of each man into the judgement. The Psalmist believes that speaking these realities will unite the future judgement with his present confidence. We never face an enemy that does not give us an added reward in the future judgement when we speak these pronouncements.We can prosper as the world is sinking deeper and deeper into wickedness.
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