Re: RELIGION: OT intuition

[Guest guest]

Rebekah,

>I agree that the Bible can be very graphic and socially disturbing at times.

But again, it's a book of faith; not politics, art, history or science, though

it may include those things. The Judeo-Christian view of God sees two sides to

His character. It is a balance between love and justice. So, while He loves

Ephraim, He cannot ignore their willful wickedness. To do so would be to change

His innate character.

>

Thank you for the clarification. I appreciate that we can engage in a

respectful discussion.

What I find disturbing is the slaying of the children who could not have

done any wickedness themselves. And the episode in question is not

clear as to whether the children have been born yet. I have several

Bible versions and the online Bible Gateway can be helpful, too, only

not in this case. It just is disturbing socially, like you said.

Deanna