--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG" <wg...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rflex@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Boy you'd think the (in your words made up thing called God)that spoke of > > > laws and commandment but could not be seen at Sinai would not have been > > > so quickly rejected. Remember what happens..hint here is the where the > > > man made small gods come into play: > > > > > > > > > "When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the > > > mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods [a] > > > who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of > > > Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him." > > > 2 Aaron answered them, "Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your > > > sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me." 3 So all the > > > people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took what > > > they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, > > > fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods, [b] O > > > Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." > > > > > > 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and > > > announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD." 6 So the next > > > day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented > > > fellowship offerings. [c] Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and > > > got up to indulge in revelry. note: reverly is code for orgies, typical > > > of worship back in the day > > > > > > 7 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you > > > brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to > > > turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol > > > cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to > > > it and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out > > > of Egypt.' > > > > > > Exodus 32 > > > > > > The Sinai event was unique in ancient and modern times. > > > > > > > > > How about THIS part ??? > > > > Numbers 31:1-54 - 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! > > > > - - Let's see... we have the mass slaughter of defenseless prisoners, mass > > infanticide and sexual slavery. > > > > Is THIS the kind of 'godly' behavior at the basis of your moral code Mr > > 'sgrayatlarge' ??? > > > > I'll bet you also approve of torturing the detainees, eh? ...for Jesus? > > Mr. Do-Most scripture is written in allegory and symbolism, to take something > like that literally is..well, I think you should take a serious look at your > ability to think clearly. It appears your disdain for scripture has corrupted > your objectivity. > > It's called reasoning FROM a conclusion and not TO a conclusion, don't you > remember Charlie saying that? He said it often. >
If you're so sure of your position BillyGee, please give us YOUR interpretation of the atrocities of mass slaughter of helpless prisoners, the mass slaughter of children and the taking possession of 32,000 virgins "for themselves." This should be good...
