{"id":55716,"date":"2019-05-17T17:35:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=55716"},"modified":"2022-12-09T15:53:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T13:53:12","slug":"divine-frustration-and-sarcasm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/divine-frustration-and-sarcasm\/","title":{"rendered":"Divine Frustration And Sarcasm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[384,403,400],"acf":{"old_id":"55716","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":54871,"related_cahpter":"221","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"Even God loses patience with Israel\u2019s endless cycles\u2026.","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the time the nation worshipped idolatrous gods, they were delivered into the hands of the Philistines and Ammon. Obviously distressed by the military onslaught, they turned to God to send them another savior. While the normal cycle dictated a new savior, instead God responds in a very different manner, \u201cYet you have forsaken Me and have served other gods. No, I will not deliver you again, Go cry to the gods you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is surprising, as God isn\u2019t normally the one to express his anger in such a sarcastic way. In fact, in many other places in the Bible, God disapproves of leaders who react in this mocking fashion. In Numbers, after vociferous complaining about water, Moses snaps and retorts to God \u201cDid I conceive all this people, did I bear them, that You should say to me, \u2018Carry them in your bosom as a nurse carries an infant,\u2019 to the land that You have promised on oath to their fathers?\u201d (Numbers 11), but God redirects Moses\u2019 line of thinking and helps him find a solution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what could possibly motivate God to react sarcasticallyto the nation? A closer look at several seemingly inconsequential details can assist in understanding this response. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier in the chapter, the Bible recounts the names of a few judges in quick succession with very little detail about their story, as opposed to the long narratives of some of the previous leaders. While this seems like a surface level difference, perhaps it highlights the exasperating nature of the current situation of the Children of Israel. The terse mentioning of these judges emphasizes the numerous amount of times that God sent a savior. It appears that God is growing frustrated with the cyclical nature of \u201csin-invasion-salvation:\u201d no matter how many times God steps in and saves the nation from their enemies, they still are not able to realize their sins that brought their enemies to the front door, and they sin once again. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than just sending another prophet, God challenges them to take a closer look at their ways in order for the nation to institute productive change and rid themselves of this vicious cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":55717,"id":55717,"title":"jud10-frustration","filename":"jud10-frustration.jpeg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jud10-frustration.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/divine-frustration-and-sarcasm\/jud10-frustration\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"jud10-frustration","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":55716,"date":"2019-05-17 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