Wickedness, Justice, & the Wrath of God

The Edomite

Betrayer shall be betrayed

The violent will meet the wrath of the Lord

Deceiver undone by Truth Incarnate

The schemer shall encounter the Sovereign One

Lover of evil behold Justice

As you have torn down, so shall He you

You have wrought finite wickedness 

"But God will break you down forever;

He will snatch and tear you from your tent;

He will uproot you from the land of the living."
- Ps. 52:5 (ESV)

A meditation upon the three
references to Doeg the Edomite
(1 Sam. 21-22, Psalm 52)

The End of Injustice

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Whoever sows injustice
will reap calamity,
and the rod of his fury will fail

- Proverbs 22:8
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Sowing seeds of injustice results in reaping the fruit of calamity. Such an injust one will find his wrath and judgment to become impotent.

Those who practice injustice foolishly forget about the God-Judge who is perfectly just, and who will one day unleash His perfect justice upon 100% of all the injustices ever done upon the earth. They are ignorantly digging themselves into a massive debt which they themselves will never be able to repay.

Injustice meets its end in the justice of God.

The Results of Refusing Justice

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The violence of the wicked
will sweep them away,
because they refuse to do what is just

- Proverbs 21:7
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To refuse justice is to be eventually swept away by the ever increasing violence of the wicked. Without justice there is no border to hem in such swelling violence and thriving wickedness.

Ultimately the weapons of the wicked will be turned against themselves. We see examples of this illustrated in the gang violence that rages in the inner cities and in the wars between differing factions in organized crime. There is no end to their violence. In fact their violence only breeds more violence as those who are offended seek revenge, offend, and then are avenged upon by those whom they have offended. Yet there will finally be an end to this horrific cycle of violence, for on that great and final day the One who is perfectly Just will say “Enough.” It is then that this cycle will cease and all wrongs will at last be righted and avenged in His justice.