28:53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
(King James Bible, Deuteronomy)
Can you please explain what this verse means???
Thanks!
(I'm sorry about the Joke. I just had to do it! it was funny ^_^)
2007-08-28 04:41:47 · 7 answers · asked by Bobby 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My own interpretation of it is..... a generational curse or blessing whatever your grandparents have done so will you.
We make choices that would affect our great-great grandchildren.
Fruit in the Bible refers to the Good and bad that we do. And what we sow will come back to us."what goes around comes around"
VVVVVVVVV*I like what King James said.*VVVVVVVV
I'm more of a NT kind of Gal. I learn the OT details at church.
I do read it but Its hard for me to grasp all of what God was trying to accomplish. Still learning.
I can honestly say I don't know it ALL!!
btw: I am on the last book and I will be finished with reading the OT.
2007-08-28 04:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by Bobbie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
#1. That passage is from the Torah and deals with the Jews. If you want to extrapolate that to being applicable to the Christians and Muslims you do so at your own risk. Remember, they both say they got something "better" and that the Torah no longer applies.
#2. You must not take passages out of context. If you read the entire passage you will see it is a list of curses for if you do not obey the Commandments. If you back up a bit, the previous verse contains a list of blessings if you do obey the Commandments.
#3. Since the Jews have never been put in the situation as describe in Verse 28, it is clear that they have obey the Commandments as give to Moses. (On the other hand, Muslim cannibalism is well document. Read up on Egypt
and the famine of 1201 CE.)
2007-08-28 12:09:01 · answer #2 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you go back to verse 49, you'll find your answer:
"The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:" (Deut 28:49-50, KJV)
This is a prophetic passage that tells of an attack and siege. The verses in between tell of the invading army eating all the livestock and fruits, leaving nothing for the indigenous people. The result of the ensuing starvation will lead them to eat themselves and turn feral in their own community.
This is not unusual in a siege situation.
BTW...I know you were joking, but the charge of cannibalism was one of the excuses used to persecute Christians in the past. (QED first answer) Please don't get too upset if it raises a few tempers.
2007-08-28 11:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by King James 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First of all, this passage does not refer to Christians. Christ was not even born at that time. It was a curse for the Jews if they do not obey God's commandments.
Deuteronomy 28 is all about blessings and curses. Verse 53 speaks about a terrible curse by which because of Israel's disobedience, God will give them up to some nations which will oppress them, enslave them, drive them to hunger. as a result, this passage. But it didn't come to a point like that. Israel's attitude is like a sine wave... First they obey, then disobey, and then obey again... but judgment of God did not come to a point as stated on verse 53.
With Christ today, we are redeemed from these curses. Christ has put an end to all these curses. As it was written in Galatians.
Gal 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one which continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.
Gal 3:11 Now that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, is evident: for, The righteous shall live by faith;
Gal 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Gal 3:26 For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.
2007-08-28 19:48:31 · answer #4 · answered by Jay R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't list the book the verses came from but from reading what you posted it looks like you described a prophecy about what would happen when the Babylonians would defeat Judah and take the people captive. The babylonians did terrible things to the Jews. They did starve them and the women were forced to eat their own babies out of survival to keep from starving. It was a terrible time.
2007-08-28 11:50:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
actually if u go into the new testament jesus tells you to eat of his flesh and drink of his blood. christians practice this ritualized cannibalism today.
2007-08-28 11:47:02 · answer #6 · answered by Chippy v1.0.0.3b 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it means that children should take care of their parents when their parents are old and no longer capable of supporting themself.
2007-08-28 11:48:18 · answer #7 · answered by gjmb1960 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋