like i've said many times, the bible does not claim these things to be moral. simply put, slavery happened and nothing anyone could do could get rid of it. they didn't have a job system like they do today. all the bible did was put rules so that slages wouldn't be treated unjustly. it doesn't say it's good to own slaves anywhere. in that culture hard decisions had to be made in order to survive and if that meant selling themselves or their children then that's what had to be done. it's about survival. the system back then wasn't the same as ours today.
1) Is God's law / morality objective and eternal?
yes, however slavery was never considered moral. it happened and in order to protect slaves in jewish society, restrictions were made.
2) Is slavery morally wrong today?
there is no need for slavery in today's society b/c we live in a society of many jobs. where people do specific tasks for an amount of time and are paid as they go, not paid in advance. we live in a society where businesses exist for the sole purpose of lending money to people. back then people weren't willing to lend a substancial amount of money for those who needed it.
in short no, but slavery was neccisary back then. they didn't have all the options of today and slavery was a last resourt. they had to get money from somewhere and it doesn't grow on trees. between slavery and mass death from famine, i would say slavery is the better option. at least it was improved in the bible.
1) Is God's law / morality objective and eternal?
yes, however slavery was never considered moral. it happened and in order to protect slaves in jewish society, restrictions were made.
2) Is slavery morally wrong today?
there is no need for slavery in today's society b/c we live in a society of many jobs. where people do specific tasks for an amount of time and are paid as they go, not paid in advance. we live in a society where businesses exist for the sole purpose of lending money to people. back then people weren't willing to lend a substancial amount of money for those who needed it.
in short no, but slavery was neccisary back then. they didn't have all the options of today and slavery was a last resourt. they had to get money from somewhere and it doesn't grow on trees. between slavery and mass death from famine, i would say slavery is the better option. at least it was improved in the bible.
