God says, "I am the snake that bites and the charmer that heals; I am the judge that condemns and the executioner that whips."
God tells the thief to go and steal, and at the same time warns the householder against the thief.
Notes:
I have combined two short sayings here.
The first half reminds me of a James Taylor song, "New Hymn," in which he refers to God as "source of all we hope or dread: sheepdog, jackal, rattler, swan," and Blake's "The Tyger," in which he asks, "Did he who made the lamb make thee?"
In the second, we see God as agent on both sides of every struggle, giving the lie to the "God is on our side" war cry.
Together, these two give us a much bigger picture of God than the one most of us grew up with.
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