Should One Pray to Dash Little Ones? | Bruce Waltke on Psalm 137:9
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Should One Pray to Dash Little Ones? | Bruce Waltke on Psalm 137:9
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Psalm 137 ends with one of the Bible's most scandalizing lines: a prayer that an enemy's infants would be dashed against rocks. It understandably troubles believers, and for skeptics, it's a classic case against the Bible's goodness.
Does this cry for violence—especially against innocent babies—belong in what is supposed to be a sacred hymn book? On this episode of What in the Word?, Kirk E. Miller brings in Dr. Bruce Waltke to reckon with this troubling passage.
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Outline:
(01:27) Bruce Waltke Background
(04:41) Reading Psalm 137
(05:46) Why It Troubles Us
(08:53) Common Interpretations
(12:56) Imprecations and Justice
(17:32) Law Justice and Mercy
(25:13) Exile Context and Vengeance
(27:44) God’s Enemies, Not Personal
(31:01) Hyperbole or Literal
(35:34) Blessed or Rewarded
(38:11) Eschatology and Revelation
(42:41) Messianic Reading in Psalms
(44:21) Preaching and Application