Can we identify God’s acts of judgment today or in recent history? (Part 3 of 3)
Can we identify God’s acts of judgment today or in recent history? (Part 3 of 3) I Chronicles 16:12 and Psalm 105:5 tell us to “ Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done, His marvels and the judgments from His mouth .” This blog will consider passages in the Old Testament that speak of the ways God judged individuals, groups, cities and nations. It will not be exhaustive as the amount of material in the Old Testament that speaks of God’s judgment is vast, from His judgment of Adam and Eve in Genesis 3 to His judgment of sorcerers, adulterers, promise breakers, and oppressors in Malachi 3. 1. Warnings of judgments via multiple means II Chronicles 6:28-31, 7:13-14 [also 20:9 and I Kings 8] After Solomon completed construction of the temple he prayed to the Lord. His prayer includes the following: If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, if there is locust or grasshopper, if their enemies besiege them in the lan