Retributive Justice: The Wind That Bears Away the Wicked

"The wind hath bound her up in her wings" (Ezekiel 4:19). Israel shall be borne away from her land suddenly and violently, as by the winds of heaven. Retributive justice operates throughout Elohim's universe.

ITS EMBLEM: THE WIND

Retributive justice resembles wind in two particulars. First, in its agitation: wind disturbs the atmosphere's normal serenity. The Divine government operates in quietness; tempest arises only where wickedness dwells. Second, in its violence: power resides in the wind. Cambyses, marching through the wilderness with soldiers, encountered a violent wind that buried thousands in sand. Who can withstand retributive justice when it manifests in full power?

ITS EFFECT: EXPOSURE AND SHAME