How to Treat the Wicked | The Writings | Psalm 59

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🗓️ 20 May 2024

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In the New Testament, God says you should pray for your enemies. But in the Old Testament, he punishes his enemies. So, what should you do about the wicked people around you? How should you pray for your enemies? In today's episode, Keith looks to Psalm 59 for the answer. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter@TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Psalm 59

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:09.0	In the time it takes to get to work, I'm Keith Simon.
0:14.0	Should Christians pray for their enemies or curse them?
0:17.0	You might think it's an easy question with an obvious answer,
0:20.0	but I'm not so sure.
0:22.0	Jesus told us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us,
0:25.7	but you can't ignore the parts of the Old Testament calling for God to bring harsh judgment on the wicked.
0:31.4	We don't get to throw out the Old Testament God because he makes us
0:34.6	uncomfortable. How do we make sense of the whole Bible and reconcile these two
0:39.5	seemingly contradictory messages? I know it makes this uncomfortable but the authors of
0:44.2	the Bible are not shy when talking about God's wrath against the wicked and this is
0:48.6	especially true in the book of Psalms. Psalm 1 speaks of the wicked perishing.
0:54.4	Psalm 2 talks about the Messiah that will break his enemies with a rod.
0:59.2	Psalm 3 calls for God to strike his enemies on the cheek. The list could go on for a while. More than that, some
1:05.1	entire Psalms are dedicated to asking God to destroy their enemies. Private school kids have
1:11.2	a word for this type of Psalm. They're called imprecatory Psalms.
1:15.0	And Psalm 59 is an imprecatory Psalm, or at least it's one of many imprecatory Psalms.
1:21.0	If you listen to my episode last week on Psalm 54, you'll remember that I explained the story of David and King Saul.
1:28.0	Psalm 59 is another Psalm written by David during that time period.
1:32.0	In case you missed it it here's a very brief
1:34.4	recap. David is hiding the wilderness because the King of Israel Saul is
1:38.5	jealous of David and wants to kill him. David's enemies have taken everything away from him, his friends, his family,
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