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Old Testament ethics. Is speaking truth to power one of them?
When you read the Old Testament, the prophets are speaking to power not only to the Kings of Israel, but also to the Empires and Imperial powers of their day.
So Moses, the descendant of slaves, ends up speaking truth to power against Pharaoh in Egypt's imperial court. Daniel, a refugee in exile ends up speaking truth to power in the court of the Babylonian emperor. Isaiah speaks truth to power against the invading Assyrian armies, particularly the emperor Sennacherib.
Often times the prophets are willing to put their lives on the line which includes sometimes imprisonment and death in many cases for righteousness and justice.
2 Answers
- 4 years ago
No. God is the most powerful, but whenever someone, like Job, questioned his tyranny, he smote them.
