Proverbs 17:5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker:
And he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
The first clause is a variation of Proverbs 14:31. The second clause adds to it with a prophetic advice. It is absolutely against the instructions of Torah to rejoice over someone’s demise, even (and especially if) they are enemies. Yeshua reinforced Moses’ words when He advised to pray for enemies.
Each year, Passover is celebrated around a festive meal organized around 4 glasses of wine. This is called the Seder. Wine is supposed to represent joy. The second glass of wine of the Seder represents the promise of deliverance from Egypt. Because this deliverance of the Hebrews came at the expensive cost of many of their enemies’ lives, ten times, during the recitation of the plagues, we dip our finger into our wine glass and shake a few drops of wine on the plate. This has the purpose of lessening our joy (by lessening our wine) in remembrance of the costly price of our deliverance. This practice also reminds us not to joy over our enemy’s demise.
One great reminder of this principle is the prophet Obadiah. He wrote of the destruction of Edom because it helped Jerusalem’s Babylonians enemy and later plundered the city, gloating over Judah’s demise. Edom was a great successful civilization. All we have left of it, as a silent memorial to Obadiah’s words is the rock city of Petra.
Ezekiel speaks of a day when all nations will stand against Israel. Will they reap the same fate as Edom? Read it.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker:
And he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
The first clause is a variation of Proverbs 14:31. The second clause adds to it with a prophetic advice. It is absolutely against the instructions of Torah to rejoice over someone’s demise, even (and especially if) they are enemies. Yeshua reinforced Moses’ words when He advised to pray for enemies.
Each year, Passover is celebrated around a festive meal organized around 4 glasses of wine. This is called the Seder. Wine is supposed to represent joy. The second glass of wine of the Seder represents the promise of deliverance from Egypt. Because this deliverance of the Hebrews came at the expensive cost of many of their enemies’ lives, ten times, during the recitation of the plagues, we dip our finger into our wine glass and shake a few drops of wine on the plate. This has the purpose of lessening our joy (by lessening our wine) in remembrance of the costly price of our deliverance. This practice also reminds us not to joy over our enemy’s demise.
One great reminder of this principle is the prophet Obadiah. He wrote of the destruction of Edom because it helped Jerusalem’s Babylonians enemy and later plundered the city, gloating over Judah’s demise. Edom was a great successful civilization. All we have left of it, as a silent memorial to Obadiah’s words is the rock city of Petra.
Ezekiel speaks of a day when all nations will stand against Israel. Will they reap the same fate as Edom? Read it.
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