III. The Philistines. And, 1. Their sin is much the same with that of the Edomites: They have dealt by revenge with the people of Israel, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, not to disturb them only, but to destroy them, for the old hatred(Ezek. 25:15), the old grudge they bore them, or (as the margin reads it)with perpetual hatred, a hatred that began long since and which they resolved to continue. The anger was implacable: they dealt by revenge, traded in the acts of malice; it was their constant practice, and their heart, their spiteful heart, was upon it. 2. Their punishment likewise is much the same,
Ezek. 25:16. Those that were for destroying God’s people shall themselves be cut off and destroyed; and
(Ezek. 25:17) those that were for avenging themselves shall find that God will execute great vengeance upon them. This was fulfilled when that country was wasted by the Chaldean army, not long after the destruction of Jerusalem, which is foretold,
“If you could fight anyone who would you fight?”
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Schrödinger’s asshole
The thought experiment which presents a person you don’t know and states that until you get to know this individual, said person both is and isn’t an asshole.
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