Vengeance & the Life of Forgiveness
Vengeance & the Life of Forgiveness
Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm 120/121; 2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:2; Luke 18:1-8
At the conclusion of the reading from Exodus 17 we proclaim, "This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God." "Thanks be to God" for this, the beginning of what will be a seemingly endless blood-feud between the small tribe of Amalekites and their neighbours, the Israelites?