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Originally Posted by awareness
Gotta give it to Lee here :
This isn't according to Jesus :
Psa 137:9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
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I agree with you. There is nothing, at all, in the gospels that would support a God or "holy word" exhorting and encouraging people to dash little babies against the stones.
Yes, I can see how you could look at these verses as a metaphor, as Aron has suggested, but I think it is very clear that this verse is referring to an actual event in which babies were dashed against the stones. So it is very crucial to look at exactly what is being said here since the interpretation that Awareness is presenting is reprehensible and would completely undermine the credibility of the Bible. Also, Awareness is correct to say that Witness Lee also teaches this same interpretation (Life Study of Psalms, Chapter 43, Section 7).
First, I would look at Isaiah chapter 13, which is "the burden for Babylon" (v.1). In verse 16 Isaiah repeats this judgment that "Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes". However, in this chapter it is very clear that this is referring to the Day of the Lord's judgment (v.6, v.9, v.13). The Lord says "And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible." (Isaiah 13:11). According to Isaiah the Lord's judgment during the Day of the Lord is a punishment for their evil and for their iniquity. This is according to the Jesus of the gospels who said "with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again" (Matt. 7:2). This is according to Gal 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
It was the Babylonians that took the Israelite's babies and dashed them against the rock. It is during the Day of the Lord's judgment that they will be judged for this action.
When the Psalmist says "happy is He", it is referring to the Lord. There is no basis whatsoever to say that the Bible or the OT taught the Israelites to "dash babies against the rock". There is very strong historical evidence to say this is what happened to Israel when they were conquered by the Babylonians, and that the Bible teaches they will be judged for this on the Day of the Lord, by the Lord Jesus.
Once again, I would say Witness Lee was completely wrong in his teaching of Psalms.