Psalms Part VI

Psalms Part VI

     Goodness! This is one long book of poetry, right? We are almost about halfway through the Book of Psalms with presentations of questions posed to various verses. As always, be sure to post any answers you may have in the comments section at the end of each posting.

1. Psalm 56:1

     1 Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.

Questions

     1. If your God/Lord is so great and everything in the universe is supposed to fear Him since He is all-powerful WHY do you find you have enemies who are in hot pursuit?

     2. How in the world do enemies attack all day long when there is supposed to be such a Great Ever-Present Defender?

2. Psalm 56:5

     5 All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.

Questions

     1. Want to talk twisting words and scheming for ruin? What about what God did to Pharaoh when the Children of Israel were supposedly in Egypt and needed to be let go, hummm? Didn't God PURPOSELY harden the heart of Pharaoh just so God could wreak a little destruction to make a point?

3. Psalm 58:8
     8 May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along, like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.

Questions
     1. How are these horrible, wicked, hate-laden words considered to be inspired by a loving God?


4. Psalm 60:11
     11 Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless.

Questions
     1. Human help is worthless? Why? How? Does this mean that whatever is presenting itself as the enemy is supernatural in nature?

     2. Is the whole purpose of telling people that human help is worthless to ensure people will seek out God's help?

     3. If human help is worthless what does this say about God the Creator and Man? Why would God create something or someone so worthless?


5. Psalm 64:7
     7 But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.

Questions
     1. Why would an all-powerful God be using arrows, or any other kind of weapon for that matter?

     2. Doesn't God's all-powerful nature imply that He does not need or require weapons?


6. Psalm 65:4
     4 Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.

Questions
     1. Soooo, does this verse mean that it isn't people who choose God after all, it is really God who does the choosing? But whatever happened to God wanting everyone to know Him and His grand love?


7. Psalm 66:4
     4 All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name.

Questions
     1. All the earth bows down to the Lord and sing His praises? Is that why so many enemies are persistent in pursuing God's people, hummm?

     2. Why is there ever any fighting or any war if all the earth worships the Lord/God? How does this verse make any goddamn sense?


8. Psalm 67:7
     7 May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.

Questions
     1. Since when is a blessing supposed to evoke fear? Can something that evokes fear even qualify as a blessing in the first place?


9. Psalm 68:17
     17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.

Questions
     1. Why does an all-powerful God need chariots?

     2. How does God/the Lord come from Sinai into His sanctuary when He is already everywhere? If God/the Lord is everywhere wouldn't He be in Sinai and the sanctuary at the same time? How can God/the Lord go or come anywhere when He is supposedly already everywhere?


10. Psalm 68:18
     18 When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious— that you, Lord God, might dwell there.

Questions
     1. God took captives?

     2. God took gifts from people, even the rebellious?

     3. Why would God need to take captives? Is it even just for God to take captives?

     4. Is the reason why God did not simply obliterate the rebellious like He usually does because they brought Him gifts?


11. Psalm 68:20
     20 Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.

Questions
     1. Is this the truth about why people choose to believe in God/the Lord? Do people believe because they want to escape death?


12. Psalm 78:65-66
     65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.

     66 He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame.

Questions
     1. The Lord awoke like a warrior from the stupor of wine? Say what? Sooo, God/the Lord was acting in a careless, gluttonous manner that resulted in Him being in a stupor?

     2. If He beat back His enemies and put them to everlasting shame why does He still have freaking enemies?


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Ezra: Just a Few Questions

Short List

There was really not a whole bunch that the book of Ezra had to offer as far as my questioning the books of the Bible goes, thus this is a very short post. Enjoy!

1. Ezra 1:1-3

1 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the LORD fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom:

2 "This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: "The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

3 Any of you who are his people may go to Jerusalem in Judah to rebuild this Temple of the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives in Jerusalem. And may your God be with you!

Questions
     1) Oh look! The LORD stirred the heart of Cyrus of Persia. Would Cyrus would have done what he did if the LORD had not put him up to it? Is this yet another example of good old Lordy-Poo manipulating the free will of a human king or ruler yet AGAIN?

     2) Manipulation. Hummm. Sooo...this book of the Bible starts off with a lie?

2. Ezra 3:5

5 After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings, the New Moon sacrifices and the sacrifices for all the appointed sacred festivals of the LORD, as well as those brought as freewill offerings to the LORD.

Questions
     1) There are New Moon and harvest festivals and all kinds of sacred holidays in just about every culture that are aimed at thanking a wide variety of divine beings. Sooo...God's/the LORD's people can have all of these types of sacred feasts and holidays but everyone else who worships different gods can't (at least not without incurring the supposed wrath of the God of the Bible)?

     2) Free will offering? Considering how often Senor Yahweh jacks with the free will of human beings don't you think this is a laugh at best?

3. Ezra 3:12-13

12 But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple's foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy.

13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away.

Questions
     1) This is not a good thing in this case. I thinking the crying SNAFU could be indicative of severe mental/psychological trauma, right? I mean, is the LORD going to tell the people building this temple just what He told the people who built the last temple? You  know...when He makes them think it will last forever?

4. Ezra 6:21

21 The Passover meal was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile and by the others in the land who had turned from their immoral customs to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.

Questions
     1) What is the truth here? Isn't the truth that the people will always be in exile and captivity so long as they are God's people? What has human history shown about this?

5. Ezra 7:6

6 This Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given to the people of Israel. He came up to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he asked for, because the gracious hand of the LORD his God was on him.

Questions
     1) Skilled in the Law of Moses? You mean the Ten Commandments? How fucking skilled do you have to be for ten goddamn commandments?

6. Ezra 7:17

17 With this money, then, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and you shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God that is in Jerusalem.

Questions
     1) Yeah, since money has no blood of its own to be taken in sacrifice they have to use the money to buy some blood, right?

7. Ezra 10:1

1 While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the Temple of God, a very large crowd of people from Israel--men, women, and children--gathered and wept bitterly with him.

Questions
     1) Throwing themselves down and crying bitterly? They got the kids to do this as well? WTF?

8. Ezra 10:10-12
10 Then Ezra the priest stood and said to them: "You have committed a terrible sin. By marrying pagan women, you have increased Israel's guilt.

11 So now confess your sin to the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and do what he demands. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from these pagan women."

12 Then the whole assembly raised their voices and answered, "Yes, you are right; we must do as you say!"

Questions
     1) Right out of The Children of the Corn, right? Yessssss, MAS-tah! we shall toss our women aside like kindling because they are...pagans? You have increased Israel's guilt sooo...leave your women? How fucking stupid and heartless and irresponsible is this?

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