In Hebrews, the Lord corrects those he loves.
Of course. Transform us, please.
And he scourges those he receives.
What?
Take a whip of three leather strands,
Strike the body thirteen times,
Thirteen times,
Thirteen times.
What parent corrects their children like that?
More: the children corrected
Are not young.
God scourges his adult children.
What context could possibly make that reasonable,
Let alone palatable?
I desire the peaceable fruit of righteousness,
Which is easy to say and pleasant to hear.
I’m not so sure about the forty stripes
Minus one.
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