Exodus 20:13 "You shall not murder."
Murder = "to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously."
Leviticus 20:9" 'If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, and his blood will be on his own head.
10 " 'If a man commits adultery with another man's wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
11 " 'If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
12 " 'If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads.
13 " 'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
Why is God instructing us to MURDER so many people after saying not to?
2007-01-19 03:56:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I can see that it says "be on their own heads" but still they are murdering people. Look at the defention, stoning is barbarious.
These are the recommendations of your "all loving and compassionate God" ah....just kill them, no need for forgiveness.
2007-01-19 03:58:26 · update #1
"Murder is unjustified killing.
There is such a thing as justified killing."
So it's justified to kill homos? Is that what you're saying, you prejudice (*&^%&^^%^
2007-01-19 04:03:10 · update #2
I enjoyed that in another question where they said we're not allowed to murder - it doesnt say not to kill - as if that was completely different.
I think it meant 'dont kill other jews' Moses Maimonides expressed this in the 12th century, he said a jew wouldnt be put to death if they killed a heathern - that was ok.
God is a mass murderer - if he was real I would want him charged with war crimes and executed for being the vile monster he is.
2007-01-19 04:00:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
There is a distinct difference between killing and murder. Murder is an intentional, unjustifiable act of taking a human life (or, as some will hold, speeding the onset of death). Killing can be either accidental, justifiable (self-defense or defense of others), judicial, or on the battlefield. Anyone who fails to recognize these differences is morally void.
2007-01-19 12:03:41 · answer #2 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if there is a difference between murder and killing. This is something I struggle with, like death row and me killing the spider that ran over as I poured my coffee (deathly afraid of spiders). I don't think that I could kill a human unless God came down and told me to. Even than I have such a huge heart that I would rather them as forgiveness so I wouldn't have to.
2007-01-19 12:02:29 · answer #3 · answered by I Am Blessed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As commonly used, "murder" is unlawful killing. If the law allows it, as in the case of state execution, or a soldier shooting the enemy in wartime, it is not murder. Applying this to the Bible, since God is the source of the law, he may interpret them as He wishes, and any killing He orders is not only not murder, it's not even a sin but a mitzvah. Humans are not supposed to even think about right or wrong, the only virtue the Bible recognizes is blind obedience. That is why I'm Pagan.
2007-01-19 12:24:11 · answer #4 · answered by rich k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To kill means to take the life of something. Killing another person in self defense is not murder, because the intent was to save a life. Society also puts people to death with the intent of saving lives. The death penalty is still used today in many countries for crimes that we have marginalized as minor.
Murder commonly refers to people killing other people for personal gain, revenge, anger, passion, convenience, or hatred. Murder is the intent to kill someone, with death being the sole intention of the act.
The laws you quote from the book of Exodus were quite strict, but you have to take into account that incest and homosexuality were as shocking to the mind then as child molestation is to us now. You might notice that there are no laws about child molesting in the book of Exodus, or laws regarding priests having sex with their parishoners. I would imagine that the death penalty would have applied in those cases, too. Also, Moses did not receive these man-made laws from God. He got them from his father-in-law, who was a Zoroastrian.
2007-01-19 12:16:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Murder is unjustified killing.
There is such a thing as justified killing.
You can see the difference in the Hebrew terminology quite clearly.
2007-01-19 12:01:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't get what it is you don't understand. It's quite clear really. If you break the law, you pay the price. That was the law then, you play, you pay. People back people weren't very swift, hence the making the golden cow right after Moses when up the mountain, they has short attention spans. The laws had to be severe and specific to get thru their thick heads.
If anyone has to explain what murder is to you, then you shouldn't even be using the computer without your parents.
2007-01-19 12:10:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only thing that I can tell you is that killing is morally justifiable, whereas murder is not. This is probably an inadequate distinction, but it is the best I can do.
2007-01-19 12:01:12 · answer #8 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If society justifies the death, it's killing.
If not, it's murder.
2007-01-19 12:01:58 · answer #9 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Murder is a human act born of sin.
Death is a righteous judgement given by God through whatever means he chooses for our sins.
2007-01-19 12:01:39 · answer #10 · answered by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋