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Abraham attempted to kill his own son Isaac, God tests Abraham's fear over it, and animal abuse
The following is from the RSV Bible. Genesis, RSV Bible
The following demonstrates that Abraham was going to kill his own son Isaac, that God tested Abraham's fear of him over that near murder of his son Isaac, and that God allowed Abraham to abuse an animal by sacrificing a ram to him instead.
Genesis 22:
[9] When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
[10] Then Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
[11] But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I."
[12] He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."
[13] And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.
The following demonstrates that Abraham was going to kill his own son Isaac, that God tested Abraham's fear of him over that near murder of his son Isaac, and that God allowed Abraham to abuse an animal by sacrificing a ram to him instead.
Genesis 22:
[9] When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
[10] Then Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
[11] But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I."
[12] He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."
[13] And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Bible God condones bodily mutilation and slavery, and makes threats
The following verses are from the RSV Bible. Genesis, RSV Bible
They demonstrate that the God of the Bible condones bodily mutilation (circumcision) and slavery (buying people, so they are owned as property), as well as threatening that any male that is not circumcised will be cut off from his people.
Genesis 17:
[9] And God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
[10] This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
[11] You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.
[12] He that is eight days old among you shall be circumcised; every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house, or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring,
[13] both he that is born in your house and he that is bought with your money, shall be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant.
[14] Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant."
They demonstrate that the God of the Bible condones bodily mutilation (circumcision) and slavery (buying people, so they are owned as property), as well as threatening that any male that is not circumcised will be cut off from his people.
Genesis 17:
[9] And God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
[10] This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
[11] You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.
[12] He that is eight days old among you shall be circumcised; every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house, or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring,
[13] both he that is born in your house and he that is bought with your money, shall be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant.
[14] Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant."
Sunday, September 13, 2009
God: Genocidal maniac
God urges Joshua on to committing genocide and abusing animals (hamstringing horses):
Joshua 11:
[6] And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."
[7] So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.
[8] And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who smote them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Mis'rephoth-ma'im, and eastward as far as the valley of Mizpeh; and they smote them, until they left none remaining.
[9] And Joshua did to them as the LORD bade him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.
God allows Joshua and the Israelites to commit genocide at Hazor:
Joshua 11:
[10] And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote its king with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms.
[11] And they put to the sword all who were in it, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire.
More genocide by the Israelites:
Joshua 11:
[12] And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took, and smote them with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.
[13] But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor only; that Joshua burned.
[14] And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the people of Israel took for their booty; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any that breathed.
Joshua wages war with and kills kings:
Joshua 11:
[16] So Joshua took all that land, the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland
[17] from Mount Halak, that rises toward Se'ir, as far as Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he took all their kings, and smote them, and put them to death.
[18] Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
God sanctions genocide:
Joshua 11:
[20] For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be utterly destroyed, and should receive no mercy but be exterminated, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Joshua and genocide of the Anakim:
Joshua 11:
[21] And Joshua came at that time, and wiped out the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.
[22] There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.
Joshua 11:
[6] And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."
[7] So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.
[8] And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who smote them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Mis'rephoth-ma'im, and eastward as far as the valley of Mizpeh; and they smote them, until they left none remaining.
[9] And Joshua did to them as the LORD bade him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.
God allows Joshua and the Israelites to commit genocide at Hazor:
Joshua 11:
[10] And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote its king with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms.
[11] And they put to the sword all who were in it, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire.
More genocide by the Israelites:
Joshua 11:
[12] And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took, and smote them with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.
[13] But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor only; that Joshua burned.
[14] And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the people of Israel took for their booty; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any that breathed.
Joshua wages war with and kills kings:
Joshua 11:
[16] So Joshua took all that land, the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland
[17] from Mount Halak, that rises toward Se'ir, as far as Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he took all their kings, and smote them, and put them to death.
[18] Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
God sanctions genocide:
Joshua 11:
[20] For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be utterly destroyed, and should receive no mercy but be exterminated, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Joshua and genocide of the Anakim:
Joshua 11:
[21] And Joshua came at that time, and wiped out the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.
[22] There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.
Genocidal Israelites in the Bible
Genocidal Israelites in the Bible:
(RSV Bible translation: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/r/rsv/rsv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=878799 AND http://quod.lib.umich.edu/r/rsv/browse.html)
Genocide at the city of Jericho:
Joshua 6:
[15] On the seventh day they rose early at the dawn of day, and marched around the city in the same manner seven times: it was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times.
[16] And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout; for the LORD has given you the city.
[17] And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the LORD for destruction; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
[18] But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction, and bring trouble upon it.
[19] But all silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are sacred to the LORD; they shall go into the treasury of the LORD."
[20] So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people raised a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
[21] Then they utterly destroyed all in the city, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and asses, with the edge of the sword.
Genocide at the city of Ai:
Joshua 8:
[24] When Israel had finished slaughtering all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
[25] And all who fell that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand, all the people of Ai.
[26] For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
Genocide at the city of Makke'dah:
Joshua 10:
[28] And Joshua took Makke'dah on that day, and smote it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed every person in it, he left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makke'dah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Genocide at the city of Libnah:
Joshua 10:
[29] Then Joshua passed on from Makke'dah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah;
[30] and the LORD gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Genocide at the city of Lachish:
Joshua 10:
[31] And Joshua passed on from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and laid siege to it, and assaulted it:
[32] and the LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah.
Genocide at the city of Eglon:
Joshua 10:
[34] And Joshua passed on with all Israel from Lachish to Eglon; and they laid siege to it, and assaulted it;
[35] and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and every person in it he utterly destroyed that day, as he had done to Lachish.
Genocide at the city of Hebron:
Joshua 10:
[36] Then Joshua went up with all Israel from Eglon to Hebron; and they assaulted it,
[37] and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it; he left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and utterly destroyed it with every person in it.
Genocide at the city of Debir:
Joshua 10:
[38] Then Joshua, with all Israel, turned back to Debir and assaulted it,
[39] and he took it with its king and all its towns; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person in it; he left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and to its king.
(RSV Bible translation: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/r/rsv/rsv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=878799 AND http://quod.lib.umich.edu/r/rsv/browse.html)
Genocide at the city of Jericho:
Joshua 6:
[15] On the seventh day they rose early at the dawn of day, and marched around the city in the same manner seven times: it was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times.
[16] And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout; for the LORD has given you the city.
[17] And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the LORD for destruction; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
[18] But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction, and bring trouble upon it.
[19] But all silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are sacred to the LORD; they shall go into the treasury of the LORD."
[20] So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people raised a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
[21] Then they utterly destroyed all in the city, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and asses, with the edge of the sword.
Genocide at the city of Ai:
Joshua 8:
[24] When Israel had finished slaughtering all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
[25] And all who fell that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand, all the people of Ai.
[26] For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
Genocide at the city of Makke'dah:
Joshua 10:
[28] And Joshua took Makke'dah on that day, and smote it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed every person in it, he left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makke'dah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Genocide at the city of Libnah:
Joshua 10:
[29] Then Joshua passed on from Makke'dah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah;
[30] and the LORD gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Genocide at the city of Lachish:
Joshua 10:
[31] And Joshua passed on from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and laid siege to it, and assaulted it:
[32] and the LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah.
Genocide at the city of Eglon:
Joshua 10:
[34] And Joshua passed on with all Israel from Lachish to Eglon; and they laid siege to it, and assaulted it;
[35] and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and every person in it he utterly destroyed that day, as he had done to Lachish.
Genocide at the city of Hebron:
Joshua 10:
[36] Then Joshua went up with all Israel from Eglon to Hebron; and they assaulted it,
[37] and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it; he left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and utterly destroyed it with every person in it.
Genocide at the city of Debir:
Joshua 10:
[38] Then Joshua, with all Israel, turned back to Debir and assaulted it,
[39] and he took it with its king and all its towns; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person in it; he left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and to its king.
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