In Genesis 38:8-10, why was Onan killed for contracepting.?

Answer 1

He either didn’t want to go through the humiliation of being known as “Unsandaled,” or he wanted to enjoy coitus with his brother’s wife without giving his deceased brother children by her. Or both. He wanted no children that would not be his. Yes, he performed an act of contraception. However, it was in a certain context. The passage in Genesis clearly states that God slew him because of his failure to consummate his marital union with Tamar, in the context of the levirate law.

The penalty of being spit upon and de-sandaled was for failing to take as wife one’s sister-in-law for the purpose of fulfilling the Levirate law. Onan did “go in to” Tamar (take her as wife). But he failed to fulfil that act within the contract he was bound to. His was not just any marital contract; it was a levirate one.

If the penalty for breaking the Leverite law was to have your sandal pulled off and being spit at, why would God break his own law and kill Onan? Why would the writer go into such explicit detail that Onan was engaged in the act and pulled out? and how then does this show that Onan wasn't killed for contracepting?

Because he was killed for contracepting within the context of a levirate marriage. The first requirement of his circumstance was to either be known as desandaled & be spat upon, or accept the sister-in-law as wife. He did the first part. But he didn’t follow it up with the second, which was to give his brother-in-law children.

Answer 2

He was doing it to be rebellious -- to dishonor his father Judah and his older brother Er. It was his legal duty to give Tamar a child, which would be considered Er's heir and receive Er's portion of Judah's wealth. Onan wanted it for himself and hated his brother Er.

Er, by the way, was killed a few months before that for denying God. Judah was in the lineage of Christ, and because of Er and Onan's rebellion they were killed before they reproduced.

As a PS, other readers will note Onan's sin was NOT masturbation. And Onan's story does not mean conception is always a sin! This was obviously a special situation of rebellion and hatred for God and Judah.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

At that point in history, it was customary for the brother-in-law of a widow without children to impregnate the widow, so that she would have children to look after her as she got older. Her husband's brother was the closest thing to her husband's bloodline that was possible.

Onan was supposed to have been doing this. By avoiding pregnancy (via withdrawal) he was using his sister-in-law for sexual pleasure and avoiding fulfillment of his duty.

To put it in a modern concept, it would be like an infertile couple agreeing to use 'donor' sperm naturally, then discovering the 'donor' and the female partner were using birth control.

Answer 5

Because contraception is wrong. Sex was made for marriage, therefore there should be no need for contraception, because you should be expecting to have a child if you're going to have sex.

For unmarried people: teens, hores, manhores, sluts, movie stars, college students and so on...if you're going to have sex, it isn't right to try to prevent impregnation because that's blasphemy. You're trying to defy nature. And because of that there are consequences.

Onan was killed. Today, women that use birth control have deadly side effects, and men bust their condoms.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Answer 6

Because, you know, the whole having descendants thing was really important for these guys. And Onan was "giving it to the earth", not procreating....

Answer 7

Because of disobedience thats God's way of takling some for eg. He kiiled Nabal for David due to his selfishness and arogance.
Also to add that David was spared inspite of his liason with bethsheba. Arrogance is sin.

Answer 8

He didn't want to bring children into the world that by the law at that time would be considered his brother's.

Answer 9

Because he disobeyed. He was to create children, build up the house of Judah. This is where the genealogy of Jesus was to come from. From Judah and Levi.
Keep in mind that the devil is trying to keep Jesus from being born. Remember Er was wicked, verse 7.
Also, in Genesis 3:15"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
God put enmity between the seed of the devil and of Eve. The seed of the devil will bruise Jesus heel when it is crucified, but Jesus will bruise the devils head when he is destroyed.
The seed of the devil are called Kenites.
I hope this helps

Answer 10

The law required him to marry his brothers wife so the dead brother would have someone to inherit his property.