SaulToPaul 2
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Yours puts it in the category of sunday school unreality. The "right" harmless words But none of the grit and bite of real Hebrew.
Of course, the whole reason we are talking about it is that you are stuck with the unreality of the NT background that is unreal. Israel had nothing to fear from the Romans, cf Caiaphas. They had everything to fear from the revolt. Therefore, who qualifies in Lk 2 as 'our enemies'? Why would an early Christian song be so excited to say that the things promised in the covenant were going to be delivered, and were, without the dread of the total destruction to be caused by the zealots and their war for the covenant. All the things received in Christ were unshakeable and fireproof. Israel lost everything. Just like Dan 9 says would happen.
...with the scriptures, huh?
(It is peaceful to avoid toxic water...sickness...death...digestive irritation...)
Oh.