"A biblically informed reader understands that God is on the side of peoples who are oppressed and dispossessed by a foreign power."
This statement is most certainly true. Of course the problem is knowing exactly what that means in practicality and extent. God is on the side, but how does God intervene? I don't believe that it is a "zero-sum" game, but some do. When God intervenes for one, does that mean he necessarily punishes or "takes away" from the one that caused the need for intervention? Just brainstorming here . . .
Amen ad Amen!!
"A biblically informed reader understands that God is on the side of peoples who are oppressed and dispossessed by a foreign power."
This statement is most certainly true. Of course the problem is knowing exactly what that means in practicality and extent. God is on the side, but how does God intervene? I don't believe that it is a "zero-sum" game, but some do. When God intervenes for one, does that mean he necessarily punishes or "takes away" from the one that caused the need for intervention? Just brainstorming here . . .