Can the moon "smite" you?

“The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.” Psalm 121:6

That is the very question I asked when I read this verse. Can the moon “smite” you? Maybe we won’t really understand exactly what this verse is meaning, but it is interesting to speculate.

We all know that the sun can be quite brutal, but what about the moon? It just reflects the sun’s light, right? Well we all probably also know that the moon affects the tides. No moon, no Earth. If the moon affects things like gravity and the tides can it affect people?

Most people say no. Most people, however, are incredibly closed minded. Closed minded, that is, in the sense that they are incredibly arrogant and think they know everything, not that being open minded is always a good thing.

Anyhoo, I suppose most of us are also aware of full moons being associated with werewolves, and that witches and occultists pay close attention to the phases of the moon; but I recently found an article talking about the effects the moon can have on humans, not that most “respectable scientists” would care to admit any of it.

Firstly, it talks about a study that found murder rates in one particular city stayed fairly steady in the more usual phases of the moon, but rose sharply around the full moon and new moon phases. To be sure, they tested more than just that city. Sure enough, their research seemed to conclude that murder rates rose around the full and new moon. It goes on to point out that even in medieval England they noticed this, and I’m sure that people in less arrogant societies than our modern world have known this as well (as evidenced by the “legends” surrounding it).

Another interesting thing I read in this article was about a study of 1,000 tonsillectomies that 82% of bleeding crises that happened after surgery were around the full moon phase.

Just think of this evidence, and then think of all the legends and monsters and witches. It does indeed seem that the moon can smite you.

Though this all sounds a bit bleak. Here are some positive verses that talk about the moon:

“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.” Psalm 8:3

“They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.” Psalm 72:5

“In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.” Psalm 72:7

“It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.” Psalm 89:37

God bless!

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