Eat me alive?

Question

Does the bible encourage cannibalism?

Lev 26:29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

Answer 1

And you wonder why you get racy emails ;)

Answer 2

If you read the whole chapter, it is clear that God is speaking to the early Jews, through the prophet. He warned them that if they refused to obey his laws, they would be punished. What was said about them eating the flesh of their children actually came true when the Roman army came back to Jerusalem for the second time in 70 C.E., laid siege to the city and over a million people perished. Those people were reduced in the city to cannibalism. Jesus has warned the people of Jerusalem about this with his prophecy at (Matthew 24:15-22) “Therefore, when YOU catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, (let the reader use discernment,) 16 then let those in Ju·de′a begin fleeing to the mountains. 17 Let the man on the housetop not come down to take the goods out of his house; 18 and let the man in the field not return to the house to pick up his outer garment. 19 Woe to the pregnant women and those suckling a baby in those days! 20 Keep praying that YOUR flight may not occur in wintertime, nor on the sabbath day; 21 for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. 22 In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short.

The 'disgusting thing' was the Roman army. The 'Holy Place' was Jerusalem. The Roman army first came in 67 C.E. and those who took notice of Jesus' warning fled then, when for some unknown reason, the Romans withdrew. Others stayed for the next three years, but were caught by the second siege.

Answer 3

You have to read all of chapter 26 and not just one verse. This chapter talks about the rewards for obedience of the lord and his laws and the punishment for disobedience. It says that if you follow his laws your crops and trees will produce a plentiful harvest, wild animals will be kept away and you will be able to defeat your enemies. However, if you choose to worship idols and not follow gods laws there will be no rain and your fields will be hard and dry. Wild animals will kill your children and livestock. The lord will send disease to make you weak against your enemies and cut off your food supply and your hunger will be so great that you will eat your own children.

This is not condoning or encouraging cannibalism it is warning of the punishments for not following gods laws.

Answer 4

Read a few sentence prior. This is an outcome, not an instruction.

Further, this is exactly what some of the Herodian Dynasty was doing, first person, prior to and at the time of Christ. The Herods were a nasty lot!

Peace,

MoP

Answer 5

I would not be surprised to see responses like

Eat me

or other debased answers from your question

without putting volumes of scripture on this Q&A

here is a couple

Eat Your Children
"And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD they God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straightness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:" (Deuteronomy 28:53)

"And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates." (Deuteronomy 28:57)


Here we have the horrific calling for cannibalism. It comes even more barbaric considering it calls for the devouring of their own sons and daughters.

Hardly anyone today accepts cannibalism, yet many fundamentalist Christians would have us believe that cannibalism or some other depravity will result if we choose not to believe in God or to choose another god.

(See also II Kings 6:28-29)

Answer 6

That's for the Jews. The Christians eat only the Verum Corpus of Jesus. I don't think the Muslims enjoy cannibalism, though.

Answer 7

No it encourages ALabama Hot Pockets and alaska pipelines

Answer 8

I believe that you need to read the verse in context with the rest of the scripture around it. Then let us know what you think....

Answer 9

No, it doesn't promote cannibalism.
chapter 26 speaks of obedience. He is saying what will happen when they disobey.

Answer 10

Dolmann said it best!

Praying 4 ya!
=0P

Answer 11

I'm sure the bible encourages every unethical and immoral behavior somewhere inside it.