(~) Does God Laugh?
Job 8:21 "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter."
I thought we would lighten it up a little today. This question was
suggested by a devotional member over two months ago. The actual phrasing
of the question was, "A laughing God?"
There are at least two instances in the Psalms where God is said to laugh.
In Psalm 2:4 we read, "He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord has
them in derision." And in Psalm 59:8 we read, "But Thou, O Yahweh, dost
laugh at them; Thou dost hold in derision all nations."
In the context of each passage God is laughing at the foolishness of man
trying to rebel against Him. It is as if God is looking down from heaven
at rebel man saying, "Your kidding right?!." I would liken it to a zealous
troop of 35 Cub Scouts who decide to declare war on the United States and
then go about the task of preparing for battle. When we are just as absurd
in our rebellion against God, it appears, He, at times, laughs.
However, I do not think that this implies that God laughs at us in our
times of struggle. God is both loving toward us and compassionate. It does
seem from the two above passages in the Psalms, especially the 59:8
passage, that God is really laughing at those being illuminated in the
passage. But the point of both passages is to expose the foolishnes s of
turning against God and saying as Psalm 58:7 says, "Who will hear?"
So yes I think God laughs and I think that laughter, gladness, cheer, joy,
and even jubilation are wonderful elements of the character of God that He
has graciously revealed to us and allowed us to share in.
When Yahweh restored the captive ones of Zion, We were like those who
dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with shouts
of joy; Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great things
for them." Yahweh has done great things for us; We are glad. Psalm 126:
1-3
Soli Deo Gloria,
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