When God Sells His People for Nothing
The Psalmist cries out in anguish: "Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price." This is the language...
This is historical examples on covenant and lament, drawing on Psalms 44:12.
The Psalmist cries out in anguish: "Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price." This is the language of one watching his nation decimated, his people scattered to enemies, yet wondering—where is God's vindication? The meaning cuts deeper than mere military defeat. Spurgeon's contemporary Hengstenberg illuminates it thus: God has surrendered His people to their adversaries without exacting even a costly victory from them.…
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