RE: The Immorality of God - Slavery in the Old Testament
January 25, 2016 at 4:08 pm
(This post was last modified: January 25, 2016 at 4:54 pm by Mudhammam.)
(January 25, 2016 at 3:47 pm)Nihilist Virus Wrote: God is saying there that he allowed the Jews to commit atrocities as a punishment (innocent children dying is apparently incidental). It is not saying that God ordered it or even liked it.No, it does not say God "allowed" the Hebrews to murder their firstborn... that would be contrary to any active participation by God. Instead, it says explicitly that God gave them bad statutes and "polluted them in their own gifts," which involved the sacrifice of children.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza