"Vengeance is mine, ... saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head."
Definition of Vengeance according to Merriam-Webster dictionary:
1: with great force or vehemence
2 : to an extreme or excessive degree
This leads me to believe that the bible is not speaking of "revenge" belonging to the Lord. God was speaking of vengeance being the first punishment. If we accept this as a given, that should make many understandings of the verse moot. According to this line of thought, revenge is perfectly fine to carry out.
There is a law in the bible at Ex 21:23-25 stating:
23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
That would seem to support this.
So, with that said, is revenge left to man, while God hands out initial punishments?
2007-07-22
14:40:31
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