(January 25, 2016 at 7:14 pm)Nestor Wrote:(January 25, 2016 at 5:57 pm)Nihilist Virus Wrote: Gave them bad statutes? It sounds like you are the text is saying God gave them a terrible set of laws as a cruel joke. While I certainly agree with that sentiment, I don't think that the Bible would characterize its own Torah like this.Corrected, and yes, that's what it sounds like...
...probably because the author of Ezekiel is putting revisionist spin on a cruel legislative past, essentially saying, "God only commanded that of you then because of your wickedness." *wink wink*
What was our apologist saying about this?
Jesus is like Pinocchio. He's the bastard son of a carpenter. And a liar. And he wishes he was real.