Psalm 82
This is another Psalm of Asaph.
The Psalm starts with God in judgement, presiding in the great assembly rendering judgement among the "gods"
How long will you (the Hebrew is plural) defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?
The judgement of God is to to defend the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
Rescue the weak and the needy and to deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
The "gods" know nothing, they understand nothing.
They walk aboiut in darkness, all foundations of the earth are shaken.
The Bible seems to have little understanding of the concept of polytheism - so far the Bible seems to have a real downer on worshipping other gods.
"I said "you are gods, you are all sons of the Most High"
"But you will die like mere mortals, you will fall like every other ruler"
Rise up, O god, judge the earth for all the nations are your inheritance.
So, what do I think about this psalm? God is the judge of the world - I believe that, to quote Abraham "Surely the Judge of the earth will do right?"
I think that Abraham is quite right - God will do the right thing and he will judge everybody on earth one day, and he will be fair.
I believe in a Just and Holy God who will judge all people fairly - if you do not believe in God, that's up to you, one thing though, if God does exist - he believes in YOU!
The rest I leave for you to ponder....
This is another Psalm of Asaph.
The Psalm starts with God in judgement, presiding in the great assembly rendering judgement among the "gods"
How long will you (the Hebrew is plural) defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?
The judgement of God is to to defend the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
Rescue the weak and the needy and to deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
The "gods" know nothing, they understand nothing.
They walk aboiut in darkness, all foundations of the earth are shaken.
The Bible seems to have little understanding of the concept of polytheism - so far the Bible seems to have a real downer on worshipping other gods.
"I said "you are gods, you are all sons of the Most High"
"But you will die like mere mortals, you will fall like every other ruler"
Rise up, O god, judge the earth for all the nations are your inheritance.
So, what do I think about this psalm? God is the judge of the world - I believe that, to quote Abraham "Surely the Judge of the earth will do right?"
I think that Abraham is quite right - God will do the right thing and he will judge everybody on earth one day, and he will be fair.
I believe in a Just and Holy God who will judge all people fairly - if you do not believe in God, that's up to you, one thing though, if God does exist - he believes in YOU!
The rest I leave for you to ponder....
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