The author is contrasting the death of the firstborn of the Egyptians and the salvation of the children of Israel. He has shown earlier that God balances all things in His justice. Thus, what was done unjustly becomes the very means by which the unjust are punished. This is a theme of wisdom literature,...
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The Book of Ecclesiastes is wisdom literature. Its title means “church book.” It is also known by it Hebrew name, Qoheleth, which means something very similar. Most of the work is very depressing and cynical. However, the center of the book, Eccl 5:17-19, is probably the principal teaching of the work. It is the...
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The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah have been identified with the consequences of immoral living. There have even been found graffiti of the names of the two cities found on the walls of Pompeii, as it was undergoing destruction by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
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