Wow. It seems like just about every morally dubious thing that anyone has ever tried to justify using the Bible is right here in this section. This was a nice hot bath of condoned sin.
In 16-2 lies the passage in which Abram's wife encourages him to "go in unto my maid." I recognized it from "The Handmaid's Tale," so it was not surprising, but it was never the less weird. Is this a justification of adultery. Consensual adultery? Clearly it was for Margret Atwood's society. Either way, this seems like a odd way to make sure humanity does not dry up.
Continuing the maid theme the Lord speaks to Sarai in 16-6 and tells her, "thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as pleaseth thee." If this does not defend slavery, I do not know what does. It is pretty obvious. I always held so much respect for the christian led oppositions to slavery and segregation, but after reading this I have to wonder; were they illiterate?
In 16-9 the pro slavery rhetoric gets even more specific, taking a direct shot at Harriet Tubman. God is speaking to the runaway mad and says to her, "return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands." Sucks for you Frederick Douglass, you sinner. Kinda funny, won't Moses and his crew be escaped slaves? Whoops.
All in all this part of Genesis, which continues on to celebrate incest and prostitution was one big "score one" for societies degenerates. I think. No, wait. Yikes, I am really starting to loose grip on this good and evil thing. I mean, God destroyed a city. A city! Looks like he is no better at keeping his word than...me. Can I be God?
Can u be god? why not hell if i was god, why stop at slavery? I would have Lot stuck in a cave with his camel, a camel that pissed urine, 100 proof urine. Lot would get drunk of camels piss and engage in beastiality. Why use brimstone to destroy Soddom and gomorrah, WHy not use the KGB or global warming or some other deadly force. Hell why not have Abramh have 6 penises and have him have sex with 12 servants as they feed him grapes and submmit to his will. And Sodom and Gomorah dont have to be a sinning city just have them become communinist because we allknow our lord doth frown upon he communist
ReplyDeleteI agree looks like god was playing devils advocate through genesis 12-19
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