Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Apparent injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
How long, Lord, must I cry for help? But you do not listen! I call out to you, "Violence!" But you do not intervene!
But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident -- who carry their god in their hands.
"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?
I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning."
During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.
Everyone shares the same fate -- the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the ceremonially clean and unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. What happens to the good person, also happens to the sinner; what happens to those who make vows, also happens to those who are afraid to make vows.
Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
"Yet you say, 'The Lord's conduct is unjust!' Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?
saying, 'These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.'
Injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
How long, Lord, must I cry for help? But you do not listen! I call out to you, "Violence!" But you do not intervene!
But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident -- who carry their god in their hands.
"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?
I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning."
During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.
Everyone shares the same fate -- the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the ceremonially clean and unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. What happens to the good person, also happens to the sinner; what happens to those who make vows, also happens to those who are afraid to make vows.
Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
"Yet you say, 'The Lord's conduct is unjust!' Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?
saying, 'These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.'
Partiality » Sometimes attributed to God
How long, Lord, must I cry for help? But you do not listen! I call out to you, "Violence!" But you do not intervene!
But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident -- who carry their god in their hands.
"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?
I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning."
During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.
Everyone shares the same fate -- the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the ceremonially clean and unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. What happens to the good person, also happens to the sinner; what happens to those who make vows, also happens to those who are afraid to make vows.
Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
"Yet you say, 'The Lord's conduct is unjust!' Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?
saying, 'These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.'