Should I be more grossed out by the fact that everyone went along with this, that Moses was the product of similar cicumstances (Exod 6:20), or should I be more grossed out that God supported all of it?
2006-08-31 19:04:23 · 7 answers · asked by J L 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
5 - 12 = -7. It is not 36.
2006-08-31 19:06:10 · answer #1 · answered by Elim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you comparing? Jewish Marriage with Roman Marriage? Christianity bases it marriages on Roman Marriage.
Jewish marriage is a contract arranged by the father of the bride and the father of the groom. Women are property first of their fathers and later of their husbands. The two passages you reference deal with property. Property staying in the clan within a tribe. The second deals with an arrangement between a son and his father's sister.
Should you be grossed about arranged marriage where women are property? Only the husband can divorce? This is exactly what the Jews practice today. Because that is the arrangement (613 commandments) Israel made with God in the Old Testament.
Most young American women believe that they are more than property, have rights, etc. However, these rights are fairly new, post WWII. Only a generation ago, did American women demand equal pay for equal work. And if there is anything you should be grossed out about is the failure of the ERA.
Remember you have it better than your mothers, and maybe your daughter will have it better than you.
2006-08-31 19:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by J. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see no reason to be "grossed out": this does not pertain to you! It is an administrative matter to preserve the identity of the tribes: for example the tribe of Benjamin had precariously low numbers of members. It is a little like zoo or farm management, where matcs are selected to keep the health of a population of a species. It may seem cold to think of planned and restricted marriages, but arranged marriages have been common in almost every culture throughout history.
2006-08-31 19:13:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We already knew that God supported incest. Who do you thing Adam and Eve's children married? Each other. So basically everyone back then did it. I think you should decide for yourself which one you should be grossed out by. Personally, I am more grossed out that their God commanded them to do it. He didn't just support it, he demanded it in Numbers 36:5-12.
2006-08-31 19:12:53 · answer #4 · answered by Mawyemsekhmet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, well I am a Prophet actually since not alot of people beleive me...my personal view on the bible is that it is not studied...and of Moses...well...I personally wonder if he can still walk on water..I don't think he can now...but anyways..blame Moses is what I think..alot of times..God is this really beautiful being walking in the ocean...not knowing what is going on around him..during his trying times of being alone..well I am here to talk to God in person..but...Moses...is probably a rumor starter of similar lifes...if you can figure that out..you get a carmel apple...can you beleive we have so many apple trees on earth...what is that about? We are not prehistorical dinosaurs of adam and eve...Sincerely, Erin Young
2006-08-31 19:10:24 · answer #5 · answered by Erin Young 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not share in the what you are grossed out about. All it says is that the tribes were to stay intact by marring from their own tribe.><>
2006-08-31 19:25:23 · answer #6 · answered by CEM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont make me get up to look up what the hell your talking about, spit it out man
2006-08-31 19:06:46 · answer #7 · answered by mofri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋