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Posted by Psalms on Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Psalms 137:7
Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
137:7. Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem. The case is left in Jehovah’s hands. He is a God of recompenses, and will deal out justice with impartiality. The Edomites ought to have been friendly with the Israelites, from kinship; but there was a deep hatred and cruel spite displayed by them. The elder loved not to serve the younger, and so when Jacob’s day of tribulation came, Esau was ready to take advantage of it. The captive Israelites, being moved by grief to lodge their plaints with God, also added a prayer for his visitation of the nation which meanly sided with their enemies, and even urged the invaders to more than their usual cruelty.
Who said, Rase it, rare it, even to the foundation thereof. They wished to see the last of Jerusalem and the Jewish state; they would have no stone left standing; they desired to see a clean sweep of temple, palace, wall, and habitation. It is horrible for neighbors to be enemies, worse for them to show their enmity in times of great affliction, worst of all for neighbors to egg others on to malicious deeds. Those are responsible for other people’s sins who would use them as the tool of their own enmity. It is a shame for people to incite the wicked to deeds which they are not able to perform themselves. The Chaldeans were ferocious enough without being excited to greater fury; but Edom’s hate was insatiable. Those deserve to be remembered by vengeance who in evil times do not remember mercy; how much more those who take advantage of calamities to wreak revenge upon sufferers. When Jerusalem’s day of restoration comes Edom will be remembered and wiped out of existence.
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