Problem: Sprinkled throughout the psalms, we read shocking prayers that are made to God from the respective psalmist. These are called the “imprecatory psalms” by theologians, because these prayers seem to invoke cursing on the enemies of Israel:
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Problem: The author of Hebrews claims that Psalm 45:6 refers to “the Son” (Heb. 1:8). In psalm 45, we read, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom. 7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of joy above Your fellows” (Ps. 45:6-7). Does the author of Hebrews correctly interpret Psalm 45?
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Problem: Jesus claimed that Psalm 41:9 was a prediction of him (Jn. 13:18), but it also depicts the sin of the person in the psalm (v.4). Was Jesus sinful???
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Problem: Moses commanded the use of sacrifices in the worship of the Lord, saying, “And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord; it is a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord” (Ex. 29:18). However, the later prophets seemed to repeatedly repudiate the sacrificial system. Hosea quotes the Lord, saying, “I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings” (Hos. 6:6). David confessed to God, “You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering” (Ps. 51:16). God declared through Jeremiah, “Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet to Me” (Jer. 6:20).
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Problem: Hebrews reads, “Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, ‘Sacrifice and offering you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me’” (Heb. 10:5). However, when we flip back to the original reference, we read, “Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened” (Ps. 40:6). Critics claim that the author is blatantly twisting this verse.
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Problem: David writes, “O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day” (Ps. 119:97), and elsewhere, he writes, “His delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night” (Ps. 1:2). However, Paul states that we are no longer under law (Rom. 6:14; 7:6). Is the law good for our spiritual growth or bad?
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Problem: David says, “For all His ordinances were before me, and I did not put away His statutes from me. 23 I was also blameless with Him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. 24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes” (Ps. 18:22-24). How can he write this, when he committed murder and adultery?
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Problem: David writes, “For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay” (Ps. 16:10). Peter cites this passage to refer to the resurrection of Jesus in Acts 2:25-28. Does this passage make his case?
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Problem: Have all people sinned or not? The Bible seems to suggest that some people never sinned. So, what is the answer?
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Problem: Can we call someone a fool or not? Matthew 5:22 and Matthew 23:17; Psalm 14:1
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Problem: The Bible tells us that God both loves people and hates people. Whether we like it or not the Scriptures teach that God hates those who love violence and love evil. God is too holy to approve of those who love what is opposite to God’s character and nature. But on the other hand, generically speaking, God loves the whole world (John 3:16). Also, he lets the sun shine on the good and the bad. He let’s the rain fall upon all people. So, in this context, he loves all (Matthew 5:43-48).
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Problem: The psalmist writes, “Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, for His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!” (Ps. 2:12). What does this mean, and is this passage translated correctly?
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Problem: David writes, “O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day” (Ps. 119:97), and elsewhere, he writes, “His delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night” (Ps. 1:2). However, Paul states that we are no longer under law (Rom. 6:14; 7:6). Is the law good for our spiritual growth or bad?
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Problem: Job says, “As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will take His stand on the earth. 26 Even after my skin is destroyed, yet from my flesh I shall see God” (Job 19:25-26).
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Problem: Job says, “Am I the sea, or the sea monster, that You set a guard over me?” (Job 7:12)
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