Israel says it killed new Hamas military leader in Gaza

Psalm 2 is a royal psalm describing the rebellion of earthly rulers against God and His Messiah. The 'raging' of nations and 'plotting' of peoples is presented as futile opposition to divine sovereignty.

The psalmist asks the question rhetorically, highlighting the absurdity of human rebellion against the Creator.

This principle applies directly to the Israel-Hamas conflict, where both sides rage and plot, each claiming divine mandate while rejecting the ultimate authority of God's Anointed. The killing of a military leader is a concrete act of this raging — a human attempt to secure victory through violence rather than submission to God.

The assassination of a Hamas military leader is an act of rage and plotting by one nation against another. Israel sets itself against its enemies, and Hamas plots in return, each taking counsel to destroy the other.

This is the very pattern Psalm 2 describes: rulers who refuse to bow to the Lord's Anointed.

Yet the psalm declares this raging is 'in vain.' No military strike, no matter how precise, will bring lasting peace until the nations submit to the King of kings. This event is a reminder that all human warfare is ultimately rebellion against God's appointed order.

Obadiah's prophecy is directed against Edom for its violence against Israel, but verse 15 expands the scope to 'all the nations.' The principle of divine retribution — 'as you have done, it shall be done to you' — is a universal moral law that applies to every nation that sheds blood. The 'day of the Lord' is the coming judgment when God will settle accounts.

This passage legitimately extends to the Israel-Hamas conflict because it speaks to the cycle of violence and retaliation. Each targeted killing, each rocket attack, each military operation is a deed that will return on the head of the doer.

The conflict is a living illustration of Obadiah's principle.

Israel's killing of a new Hamas leader is an act of retribution for past attacks, but Obadiah warns that such deeds will return on the doer's own head. The cycle of violence in Gaza is a perfect example of this biblical principle: each side does to the other what has been done to them, and the violence spirals without end.

This event should remind readers that the 'day of the Lord' is near upon all nations — including Israel and Hamas. No military victory will escape the final judgment of God, who sees every deed and will repay accordingly.