tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670871.post900863885971756160..comments2023-09-26T05:59:58.408-07:00Comments on The Adventurous Life of Mine: Thoughtful ThursdayThe Resident Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04915561166481715011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670871.post-5600812769553415592012-05-24T10:09:39.966-07:002012-05-24T10:09:39.966-07:00I don't disagree with you that our rulers are ...I don't disagree with you that our rulers are at times wicked and totally unrighteous, but what I'm saying is that maybe our groanings against them are misdirected-they can only do what God allows them to do, after all-like when Satan could only hurt Job after he had gotten permission, and even then there was a limit to what he could do.The Resident Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915561166481715011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20670871.post-26910386458586779882012-05-24T08:26:27.613-07:002012-05-24T08:26:27.613-07:00The significant difference is that the Israelites ...The significant difference is that the Israelites were grumbling against a righteous God and a righteous ruler, where my groanings are against wicked and unrighteous rulers who will not acknowledge justice.<br />Psalm 2 is fitting. <br /><br />However, I accept the parallel of wicked leaders being a kind of punishment in the wilderness. ; )<br /><br />~TFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com