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| The original context for Psalm 46:10 comes from Exodus 14:13-14. God had just rescued the slaves from the cruel Pharaoh in Egypt. Ten plagues had broken the king’s spirit, and now the slaves were hurrying to the Sinai desert before Pharaoh changed his mind. But they didn’t go fast enough, for the king did change his mind and was now in hot pursuit. Unorganized, no weapons, just a mass of people including children, and even worse, the Red Sea lay before them—they were trapped and hopeless. The Red Sea before them and an angry mass behind them. They cried out to Moses, their leader. “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us out here to die?” They were desperate. They faced the enemy—and death. This is the first example of Holy War in the biblical narrative. Yahweh’s brand of Holy War. Be still and know that I Am. Don’t move. Exodus 14:13-14 reads like this: “Moses answered the people, ‘Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.’” You need only to be still. Psalm 46 echoes the wartime theme. Look at the verses surrounding verse 10. (Verse 8-9) “Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolation he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; Continued... |
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