The Bible Exposed

Chapter 100

Psalms

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  1. 5 God: further contradictions (d): Psalms 100:5
Verse 1Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!
Verse 2Serve the LORD with gladness!Come into his presence with singing!Verse 3Know that the LORD, he is God!It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.Verse 4Enter his gates with thanksgiving,and his courts with praise!Give thanks to him; bless his name!Verse 5For the LORD is good;his steadfast love endures forever,and his faithfulness to all generations.✦
5God: further contradictions (d): Psalms 100:5
Critical Commentary

Psalm 100:5 says God’s steadfast love endures forever. In 1 Samuel 15:3 Saul is commanded to strike Amalek and devote everything to destruction, sparing neither man nor woman, child nor infant, nor even the animals. The argument asks how that command fits with a love that never ends.

For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Psalms 100:5

Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’”

1 Samuel 15:3

Source: see Credits and references (no. 14, p. 10).

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