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Thursday, July 27, 2006

The "Psalm in a Bog" - a Message for Today?

I'm not much into cosmic circumstances which is why I tend to scoff at images of the Virgin Mary showing up on burritos, Moline bridges, or Chicago underpasses, Jesus showing up in drywall, or the Arabic word for Allah showing up on eggs, fish or frozen dairy desserts. I pretty much dismiss those things out of hand.

However, this one is a bit interesting:
The "miraculous" find of ancient psalms in an Irish bog has some wondering if there's any special modern relevance, since the discovery dealt with the enemies of Israel attempting to destroy the nation.

A construction worker in Ireland came across the ancient 20-page book dated to the years 800-1000 A.D. while driving his backhoe's shovel into the mud last week. Experts say it's impossible to say how the manuscript ended up there, but speculate it may have been lost in transit or dumped after a raid some 1,000 to 1,200 years ago.

The National Museum of Ireland issued a statement saying, "In discovery terms, this Irish equivalent to the Dead Sea Scrolls is being hailed by the museum's experts as the greatest find ever from a European bog."

What makes this story even more interesting is the particular passage this book was opened to, especially in light of today's world events:

But it's the fact the book was discovered opened to Psalm 83 that is attracting attention across the globe.

The ancient psalm deals with a plea to God not to let the enemies of Israel eradicate God's chosen nation.

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. (Psalm 83:1-4)

It then lists a number of Israel's ancient enemies bent on its destruction.

Now if Hamas and Hezbollah were included on that list of enemies, I'd think they were on to something cosmic. But, it's probably just a wonderful coincidence and my hat's off to the folks who found and preserved it.

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