Well I can see from you folks comments, there is no reason
why this story was included in the Bible. Maybe for emphasis, what you
must do if a gang of men come to your door and demand to have sex
with your male house guest, throw out the women.
Please explain God's wisdom in Judges19;22-30
by jam 53 Replies latest watchtower bible
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Band on the Run
If you want a Jewish perspective, I suggest the Encyclopedia Judaica. Most public libaries have a set. An prof who teaches OT suggested it as a source. It is amazing. I can't stay calm when thinking about these stories. Poor women.
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jam
Band: Ok I'm lazy, but can you give us some idea what the Encyclopedia
Judaica says about this awful story..
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glenster
Use Edit > Find Judges 19
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jam
Thanks glenster....
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never a jw
Bella 15
Blaming God doesn't sound like an atheist, sounds more like a disaffected believer. Atheist never blame God, they don't believe in that. When people in this forum attack the Bible, they are not attacking God, they are attacking the people who created that specific type of God, and by extension the people who believe in that type of God.
By the way, it's a lot easier to attack the God of the O.T. In fact some early christians believe the God of the O.T. was a bad God. The God of the N.T. is not that great either, but at least doesn't commit genocide everytime he throws a tantrum. He's a bit weird though. Save humanity by sending your own Son to suffer a humiliating death. WTF. that guy... Paul... was really imaginative. Not even JW's today could have pulled that off
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Laika
"Well I can see from you folks comments, there is no reason
why this story was included in the Bible."
No, bella15 already told you, it's in the bible because the author of judges wanted to build support for a king by telling stories of what happened when there wasn't a king.
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never a jw
The sons and daughters of the atheists are whole too. I would venture to say that they are whole and they have been whole since birth. I guess that proves there's no God. Silly declarations elicit more silly declarations.
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EdenOne
I have to concur. Judges chapter 19 to 21 is a propaganda piece written in support of a monarchic system in Israel. In short, is saying: "Look at what happened when there was no King in Israel [i.e. no centralized, unified authority] and everyone was doing what they felt was right in their own eyes [i.e. near anarchy], which resulted in useless wars and massive loss of lives and the near extinction of the Benjaminite tribe".
Although there might have been some truth in the events described [a sexual crime that triggers a civil war in Israel between Benjamin and the other tribes] , the account actually puts Yahweh in a terrible light, for He is consulted in an oracle three times, endorsing the 11 tribes to go to war against Benjamin, and the first two times the Israelites suffer terrible defeats, only coming out victorious after the third strike, and even then, the deaths on the confederated army are vastly greater than the deaths on the Benjaminite side.
Eden
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Heartofaboy
Very interesting