When Enemies Rule from High Places of Authority
In Psalm 56:2, David cries out to Elohim saying, "Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O...
This is historical examples on divine sovereignty and persecution, drawing on Psalms 56:2.
In Psalm 56:2, David cries out to Elohim saying, "Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou Most High." The Hebrew word here—rendered only three times in Scripture as an epithet for God—carries a striking meaning: enemies "fight against me from the high places of authority." David faced persecution not merely from common antagonists, but from those wielding power in Jerusalem and Gath.…
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