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The Sabbath-Breaker Put to Death

Scripture: Numbers 15:32–36

The Account: An Israelite man is found gathering firewood on the Sabbath and is executed by stoning after God issues the command.

Context & Meaning:

• Theological Severity: In ancient Israel, the Sabbath was not just a day of rest; it was a sacred, covenantal sign of obedience and allegiance to God. According to Exodus 31:14, breaking it was a capital offense. [1, 2]
• Presumptuous Sin: Commentators generally explain that the man was not punished for a minor mistake, but for "high-handed" (deliberate, defiant) rebellion against God’s clear directive. The severe penalty served as a deterrent to protect the entire community from widespread spiritual corruption and apostasy.

 

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The Law of the Unbetrothed Virgin

Scripture: Deuteronomy 22:28–29

The Account: If a man seizes an unbetrothed virgin, lies with her, and they are discovered, he must pay her father fifty shekels of silver and marry her. He loses the right to ever divorce her.

Context & Meaning:

• Protective Pragmatism: While this law is deeply challenging to modern sensibilities, biblical historians suggest it functioned as a protective measure for women in a highly patriarchal society.
• Social and Economic Security: In ancient Israel, female virginity was closely tied to marriage prospects. A woman who had been violated or seduced would face intense social stigma and was often rendered unmarriageable, making her financially destitute. This law held the man accountable by forcing him to provide lifelong financial security for the woman, preventing her from becoming homeless.

 

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The Command to Utterly Destroy Amalek

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:3

The Account: God commands King Saul to attack the Amalekites and "devote them to destruction," which includes killing all men, women, infants, and livestock.

Context & Meaning:

• Divine Judgment: The Amalekites were one of Israel's oldest and most relentless enemies. According to Exodus 17:8–16, they had maliciously attacked the Israelites from the rear while they were vulnerable after escaping Egypt.
• The "Herem" Principle: The command used the Hebrew term \(h\bar{a}ram\), which refers to a total, irrevocable judgment. Theologians generally view this as an act of absolute divine justice against an entrenched, oppressive culture that had persisted in violence and injustice for generations.

 

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The Spoil of Midian

Scripture: Numbers 31:17–18

The Account: Following a war with the Midianites, Moses commands the Israelites to execute all the male children and the women who were not virgins, while keeping the virgin girls alive.

Context & Meaning:

• Retribution for Apostasy: This attack was a direct judgment for the "Incident at Baal Peor" (Numbers 25), where Midianite women enticed Israelite men into idolatry and sexual immorality, which brought a severe plague upon Israel.
• Cultural Eradication: In the ancient context, this extreme measure was seen as a way to eradicate the idolatrous culture and prevent the further moral corruption of Israel. The non-virgin women were executed because they were involved in the seduction, while the virgin girls were spared but absorbed into Israelite households as part of the spoils of war.

 

[KingFook Sr]

To me the entire god thing is bs.
.
God is all loving, all knowning and almighty.
This is untrue.
Just look around you.

 

[syed putra]

To me the entire god thing is bs.
.
God is all loving, all knowning and almighty.
This is untrue.
Just look around you.

And all the time you unknowingly subconsciously discussing things with Him

 

[Nut]

And all the time you unknowingly subconsciously discussing things with Him

Same with the Quran.

 

[Nut]

Karl Marx on religion

Opium of the Masses​

Marx described religion as the ‘opium of the masses’ as it distorts reality and numbs the pain of the proletariats oppression. He identifies some important ways in which religion reaffirms this by creating and promising an eternal life in heaven for those who follow and adhere to the beliefs in religion. By doing this religion justifies and legitimates social order by arguing individuals in higher statuses were given this by god. For example; The kings and queens of medieval Europe were seemingly given divine right to rule as their roles were allocated by God which legitimated their rule. Therefore, this made individuals less likely to challenge rulers as it would be directly challenging God.

 

[superpower]

Why do you think Jesus spent his entire ministry challenging the scribes and Pharisees about their rigid man-made doctrines and dogmas?

Jesus made this statement when the Pharisees criticized his disciples for picking and eating heads of grain while walking through a field on the Sabbath:
"The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." ~ Mark 2:27

And the sad thing is that all the Hebrew superstitions have been passed down to the Muslims.

That's the trouble with religion when its followers just follow what their holy book and clergy say blindly. Hence Marx said: "Religion is the opiate of the masses."

 

[WangChuk]

walao ... read story book also can read until can memorise this that and so much details .... siao ah?

 

[Balls2U]

A bloke named Uzzah was struck dead simply trying to support the Ark of the Covenant to prevent it from falling.

The story of Uzzah and the Ark of the Covenant is found in 2 Samuel 6:1-7 and 1 Chronicles 13:9-12. As the ark was being transported, the oxen pulling the cart stumbled, and a man named Uzzah took hold of the ark. God’s anger burned against Uzzah and He struck him down and he died. Uzzah’s punishment does appear to be extreme for what we might consider to be a good deed.

 

[Balls2U]

Elisha and the Two Bears (2 Kings 2:23-25)​

Introduction​

23 Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!” 24 When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number. 25 And he went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

 

[Balls2U]

Elisha and the Two Bears (2 Kings 2:23-25)​

Introduction​

23 Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!” 24 When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number. 25 And he went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

The boys got mauled by bears just because they mocked the prophet Elisha by calling him botak.

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

To me the entire god thing is bs.
.
God is all loving, all knowning and almighty.
This is untrue.
Just look around you.

1st thing 1st..................if there's only 1 god................and there's nothing but god in the very beginning...............

.how come god is a male................how come he got name....................how come he has a physical form..............

 

[shiokalingam]