Is The Bible The Word Of The devil?

Question

The following passage describes the sickening practice of sex slavery. How can anyone think it is moral to sell your own daughter as a sex slave?

(Exodus 21:7-11) : (English Standard Version)

When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment.

Can This Be the Word Of The Golden Calf?

Answer 1

My dear brother, there is no point in spreading hate or posting a same question and over to prove a point, there are 100's more verese that are much sick than this one.
While it make sense when you are making a point in argument, by doing the same thing over and over makes it harder for a person who either a good Christian or who is an atheist.
Don't forget if you insult their religion, they will try to go beyond that.

Answer 2

Well this is only the Jewish part of the bible.
Though some Christians feel the need to apply it to their own beliefs (even though more often than not Jesus asked his followers to NOT do this and that from the Jewish part of the Bible)...and as I understood the parts of the Koran I read, Muslims are commanded to Honor the faiths of the prophets before him.
So if they all believe in their religions they all must believe in the "the Book". So while the idea that the Bible would be written by the sworn enemy of all three of these faiths is an interesting possibility....I would have to accept one of these three religions to believe in the devil at all.
But....... interesting theory.

Answer 3

The Bible lets us know that the Law was like a tutor leading unto Christ. The purpose of the law to the ancient nation of Isreal was to, among other things, seperate them as God's chosen nation from the other nations round about them, who are not worshipping God. Now, when a tutor leads his pupils to the school, his job ends while that of the teacher commences. As our teacher, Christ instituted christianity and taught us that the law has ended. The Bible aptly says that "Christ is the end of the law." That therefore means that we are no longer under the law given to the nation of Isreal, the ten commandments and the other 600 individual laws. We are now under the "law of the Christ", which is based on LOVE- FOR God, "with our whole heart, strength and mind", and for our "neighbour as ourselves." "That in fact, is what the law and the prophets mean", sums the Bible. So, whoever is still tied to the laws given to the fleshly nation of Isreal today, is some centuries away from the truth of God's word, the Bible.It is better and more profitable to devote our time, efforts and resources into demonstrating true love God and for our neighbour even in this loveless world. That also leads to devine approval and salvation.

Answer 4

If people would stick to the King James Version and focus on Jesus words - then there would be a whole lot less confusion for those who are truly interested in learning - the laws of the Old Testament have come to a close through the fulfillment of Christ - he replaced them with two which sufficiently took care of the ten - so please, if you are not going to help further the Kingdom of God, but only contribute to confusion and misunderstanding - then stay out of it.

Answer 5

The bible is not the word of god, the devil, demon vampire anchovies, the flying spaghetti monster, Chuck Norris, or any other supernatural being. It is the word of men. When people start treating the bible, and all other holy books, as such, the world will be a better place.

Answer 6

We only want to focus on Old Testament stuff when it proves our case against gay marriage. We don't want to talk about the legitimacy of slavery or the status of women.

Convenient, huh?

Answer 7

yes it has turned this planet into war zone for the past 2000 years i looked at some of the answers its just like looking in a phone book by chritians try to say how good it is or how brainwashed thay are

Answer 8

GREAT point, the Bible is not and never has been real. It is pure fiction.

Answer 9

What would Jesus say? We are all the children of God please let him forgive us for our sins.

Answer 10

Exodus 21
The laws recorded in this chapter relate to the fifth and sixth commandments; and though they are not accommodated to our constitution, especially in point of servitude, nor are the penalties annexed binding on us, yet they are of great use for the explanation of the moral law, and the rules of natural justice. Here are several enlargements, I. Upon the fifth commandment, which concerns particular relations. 1. The duty of masters towards their servants, their men-servants (v. 2-6), and the maidservants (v. 7–11). 2. The punishment of disobedient children that strike their parents (v. 15), or curse them (v. 17). II. Upon the sixth commandment, which forbids all violence offered to the person of a man. Here is, 1. Concerning murder (v. 12–14). 2. Man-stealing (v. 16). 3. Assault and battery (v. 18, 19). 4. Correcting a servant (v. 20, 21). 5. Hurting a woman with child (v. 22, 23). 6. The law of retaliation (v. 24, 25). 7. Maiming a servant (v. 26, 27). 8. An ox goring (v. 28–32). 9. Damage by opening a pit (v. 33, 34). 10. Cattle fighting (v. 35, 36).

Verses 1-11 The first verse is the general title of the laws contained in this and the two following chapters, some of them relating to the religious worship of God, but most of them relating to matters between man and man. Their government being purely a Theocracy, that which in other states is to be settled by human prudence was directed among them by a divine appointment, so that the constitution of their government was peculiarly adapted to make them happy. These laws are called judgments, because they are framed in infinite wisdom and equity, and because their magistrates were to give judgment according to the people. In the doubtful cases that had hitherto occurred, Moses had particularly enquired of God for them, as appeared, ch. 18:15; but now God gave him statutes in general by which to determine particular cases, which likewise he must apply to other like cases that might happen, which, falling under the same reason, fell under the same rule. He begins with the laws concerning servants, commanding mercy and moderation towards them. The Israelites had lately been servants themselves; and now that they had become, not only their own masters, but masters of servants too, lest they should abuse their servants, as they themselves had been abused and ruled with rigour by the Egyptian task-masters, provision was made by these laws for the mild and gentle usage of servants. Note, If those who have had power over us have been injurious to us this will not in the least excuse us if we be in like manner injurious to those who are under our power, but will rather aggravate our crime, because, in that case, we may the more easily put our souls into their soul’s stead. Here is, I. A law concerning men-servants, sold, either by themselves or their parents, through poverty, or by the judges, for their crimes; even those of the latter sort (if Hebrews) were to continue in slavery but seven years at the most, in which time it was taken for granted that they would sufficiently have smarted for their folly or offence. At the seven years’ end the servant should either go out free (v. 2, 3), or his servitude should thenceforward be his choice, v. 5, 6. If he had a wife given him by his master, and children, he might either leave them and go out free himself, or, if he had such a kindness for them that he would rather tarry with them in bondage than go out at liberty without them, he was to have his ear bored through to the doorpost and serve till the death of his master, or the year of jubilee. 1. By this law God taught, (1.) The Hebrew servants generosity, and a noble love of liberty, for they were the Lord’s freemen; a mark of disgrace must be put upon him who refused liberty when he might have it, though he refused it upon considerations otherwise laudable enough. Thus Christians, being bought with a price, and called unto liberty, must not be the servants of men, nor of the lusts of men, 1 Co. 7:23. There is a free and princely spirit that much helps to uphold a Christian, Ps. 51:12. He likewise taught, (2.) The Hebrew masters not to trample upon their poor servants, knowing, not only that they had been by birth upon a level with them, but that, in a few years, they would be so again. Thus Christian masters must look with respect on believing servants, Phlm. 16. 2. This law will be further useful to us, (1.) To illustrate the right God has to the children of believing parents, as such, and the place they have in his church. They are by baptism enrolled among his servants, because they are born in his house, for they are therefore born unto him, Eze. 16:20. David owns himself God’s servant, as he was the son of his handmaid (Ps. 116:16), and therefore entitled to protection, Ps. 86:16. (2.) To explain the obligation which the great Redeemer laid upon himself to prosecute the work of our salvation, for he says (Ps. 40:6), My ears hast thou opened, which seems to allude to this law. He loved his Father, and his captive spouse, and the children that were given him, and would not go out free from his undertaking, but engaged to serve in it for ever, Isa. 42:1, 4. Much more reason have we thus to engage ourselves to serve God for ever; we have all the reason in the world to love our Master and his work, and to have our ears bored to his door-posts, as those who desire not to go out free from his service, but to be found more and more free to it, and in it, Ps. 84:10. Concerning maid-servants, whom their parents, through extreme poverty, had sold, when they were very young, to such as they hoped would marry them when they grew up; if they did not, yet they must not sell them to strangers, but rather study how to make them amends for the disappointment; if they did, they must maintain them handsomely, v. 7–11. Thus did God provide for the comfort and reputation of the daughters of Israel, and has taught husbands to give honour to their wives (be their extraction ever so mean) as to the weaker vessels, 1 Pt. 3:7.