Bible Verse Lookup
Wis 12:19
Chapter 12
19
In this way, you’ve taught your people that a righteous person must love their fellow human beings; you’ve also given them hope by encouraging them to repent from their sins.
In this way, you’ve taught your people that a righteous person must love their fellow human beings; you’ve also given them hope by encouraging them to repent from their sins.
Commentaries
Historical Judgments I.
We find this title twice in the book of Wisdom. Both instances draw on traditions from the Bible, primarily Exodus, and update them in line with other Jewish traditions or the philosophical context surrounding them. The core message remains the same: what served as punishment for the wicked was salvation for the righteous. Both personal and community histories serve as reasons for believers to encounter God. If at other times God revealed himself as a being who punished evil, today he manifests himself to us as one full of mercy.
The Canaanites.
Once again, we have an explanation of past events: the sin of the Canaanites (Ex 23:28; Dt 7:11, 20; 18:9-12; 20:18-20). The reasoning used is the same as in the previous section. The example shows God’s mercy in punishing sin to encourage repentance. Mercy is one of the experiences that brings us closest to God. It surpasses justice and recognizes that the world and life are in His hands.