--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rflex@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <feste37@> wrote: > > > > > > The idea that Moses wrote the first five books of the Old > Testament is > > > something that only fundamentalists believe. I asked a > fundamentalist > > > once how Moses managed to write about his own death (last chapter > of > > > Deuteronomy). Needless to say, I didn't get a satisfactory > answer. > > > > > > Here's one of the more fun stories about that sweet guy Moses: > > > > - Under God's direction, Moses' army defeats the Midianites. They > kill > > all the adult males, but take the women and children captive. > > > > When Moses learns that they left some live, he angrily says: "Have > you > > saved all the women alive? Kill every male among the little ones, > and > > kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the > > women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep > > alive for yourselves." > > > > So they went back and did as Moses (and presumably God) instructed, > > killing everyone except for the virgins. In this way they got 32,000 > > virgins -- Wow! > > > > ~~ Bible: Numbers 31:1-54 > > It is likely that this story was a true account of the Hebrews' acts > in Canaan. From our perspective, the act was barbaric. But from the > teaching perspective, the act showed that the Hebrews fought the > enemy and vanquished them. > > We can understand the significance of this story more by using some > principles in jyotish. Specifically, fighting with the enemy is > signified by the 6th house, the field of battle. The 6th house is > considered one of the artha, or wealth houses, along with the 10th > house of career and the 2nd house of money. Thus, these are called > the trikona (triune relationship) houses for wealth. In effect, the > story is saying that one has to struggle in order to earn a living > and make money.
What a load of horse shit. > > From our perspective, we can say that the Hebrews could have suceeded > in accomplishing the same thing without killing innocent people. But > then again who am I to revise Hebrew history? > > > > > > >
