In the parable in Judges Judges 19:1-29, was the man who murders and dismembers his concubine after she was gang raped, performing god's will? Since she was thrown out of the house by the old man to be raped and abused, surely she was a whore, right? Therefore the man must have been doing the right thing by killing her.
2006-10-26 14:23:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think that the proper punishment for adultery back then was stoning the woman, not cutting her up into pieces.
2006-10-26 14:27:13 · answer #1 · answered by mesquitemachine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all there is nothing that says this is a parable. 2nd the man did not murder her, she was dead on the doorstep in the morning. So your question as to whether the man was right or wrong in killing her isn't a valid question because he did not kill her.
2006-10-26 21:36:06 · answer #2 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try reading The New Testament too. It should all come together for you then.
You can't pick at parts, you have to understand the teaching as a whole complete text.
2006-10-26 21:32:14 · answer #3 · answered by Ann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lev 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
2006-10-26 21:31:50 · answer #4 · answered by christian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people in the Bible do bad things and this guy was one of them.
2006-10-26 21:26:54 · answer #5 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, Ludd, my friend, you need to go back and read the story again.
The guy didn't murder his concubine. He found her dead on the doorstep.....
2006-10-26 21:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She was killed by the rapists, not the man. What's your point?
2006-10-26 21:44:44 · answer #7 · answered by cj_justme 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋