Psalm 103

[Deacon]

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Oy vey, these are God’s characteristics,
the message is to those who will hear.

The LORD executes acts of righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.
He revealed His ways to Moses,
His deeds to the people of Israel.
Psalm 103:6-7 HCSB

God reveals his word to those who will listen and obey!

...so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
Psalm 103:11b ESV

Throughout much of Biblical history, God revealed himself primarily to the people of Israel, the faithful responded.
But the Scriptures also make place for those outside of Israel to join God’s chosen people.

No one has noted that the passage is a citation from earlier Scripture (Ex 34:6; Nm 14:18).
The same passage is applied again Nehemiah (9:17)

‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’
Numbers 14:18 ESV

Rob

 

[Allan]

I'm thinking this statement is both grammatically and logically "null and voice of any meaning". Honestly, I can't follow your line of reasoning here.

Apparently you did, you already answered it once even though it was to short to explain yourself.

Also no one said, as you quote, "null and voice of any meaning". Rather than make stuff up just answer the questions.

Let me break it down for you:

WHen you say 'Israel' do you mean, all Israel (both saved and unsaved alike)?
Or
Do you mean Israel, as is 'True Israel' - believers?

Now 'you' are the one who stated it has both a primary and secondary meanings -the primary being 'Israel' and secondary being 'believers in all generations' or of all time.

With respect to your use of Israel - If you meant only believers within Israel then your secondary (all believers everywhere) would make sense as the primary would be refering to only believers as well. Therefore you should be able to prove the verse is speaking only of believers and not all of Israel which includes both believers and nonbelievers alike.

However, if you mean this verse holds to 'all' in Israel, then your secondary is made null and void of any meaning because it contradicts its original meaning.

 

[Lux et veritas]

However, if you mean this verse holds to 'all' in Israel, then your secondary is made null and void of any meaning because it contradicts its original meaning.

Without going further into my personal views on the verse, I must say in response to your statement above ... "Not at all!"

Different applications do not make contradictions.