You mention trying to understand the «violent God» of the OT, but you say nothing about the evil, perverse,
ways of wicked men.
Contreras also goes down
by way of a wicked curve in the mid-70s — this one looking — and the Dodgers manage to strand Jay.
Why does
the way of the wicked prosper?
Proverbs 12:26: The righteous choose their friends carefully, but
the way of the wicked leads them astray.
«Wherefore doth
the way of the wicked prosper?»
9The Lord detests
the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue godliness.
You will see the stark contrast between God's way — the path of righteousness — and
the way of the wicked.
It's
the way of the wicked world.