Jephthah promised God that he would sacrifice whatever that comes out of his house to meet him after his victory against the Ammonites. That turned out to be his teenage daughter, his only child. Jephthah did what promised, and God accepted the virgin.
Judges 11.
Do Christians really read their Bible?
2007-09-10 18:35:34 · 16 answers · asked by OKIM IM 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If the Christians think the Bible is God's words, why do they feel free to interpret it anyway they want? If God is omniscient and omnipotent, he could have stopped Jephthah. Why make excuses for God? What is the moral of the story? Does God know what is right and what is wrong?
2007-09-11 04:25:47 · update #1
The bible is NOT the word of God.
They have been mislead by the churches ,it is really sad they should open their eyes.
Let me show you a few more verses and some useful links that will encover the lies of that religion.
http://home.earthlink.net/~pgwhacker/ChristianOrigins/
http://home.earthlink.net/~pgwhacker/ChristianOrigins/PaganHistory.html
http://altreligion.about.com/library/graphics/bl_savior11.htm
http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/jesus_similar.html
http://www.truthbeknown.com/origins2.htm
http://members.cox.net/deleyd/religion/solarmyth/christ2002.htm
http://www.litjournal.com/docs/fea_pagan3.html
http://culturalvision.net/html/merry_mithras.html
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen048.html
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa1.htm#rea
How can anyone in the right state of mind believe this is the word of God?
Ezekiel 23:20
There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.
Ezek. 4:12 says, "Eat the food as you would a barley cake; bake it in the sight of the people, using human excrement as fuel."
2 Kings 18:27 (King James Version) 27But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
GOD DEMANDED 16,000 VIRGINS BE GIVEN TO SOLDIERS AS WAR PLUNDER AND 32 BE SET ASIDE FOR HIMSELF
Num. 31:31-40 says, "Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. The plunder remaining from the spoils that the soldiers took was 675,000 sheep, 72,000 cattle, 61,000 donkeys and 32,000 women who had never slept with a man.... And the half, the portion of those who had gone out to war, was....16,000 people, of which the tribute for the Lord was 32."
Women rank right up there with cattle, donkeys, and sheep. And they have to be virgins, at that! Imagine a righteous and perfect God wanting 32 virgins to be set aside for himself!
CANNIBALISM IN THE BIBLE.
Lev. 26:29 says, "Ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughter shall ye eat." Jer. 19:9 says, "I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another's flesh during the stress of the siege imposed on them by the enemies who seek their lives." Ezek. 5:10 says, "In your midst fathers will eat their children, and children will eat their fathers. I will inflict punishment on you and will scatter all your survivors to the winds." Isaiah 49:26 says, "I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine...." And in John 6:53-54
2007-09-10 18:47:04 · answer #1 · answered by ateo 2 · 5⤊ 7⤋
The story is more about being reckless about what you promise to God. He accepted the sacrifice because Jephthah promised it to Him. There was no need for Jephthah to do that at all. God didn't require it of him. Lots of people promise all kinds of things to God and don't follow through. Death is not the end of everything. God calls for us to be a living sacrifice and we are willing to give all. Hope this helps.
2007-09-11 01:51:07 · answer #2 · answered by Yo C 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
It is not a question if God accepted human sacrifice, but if a man should keep his promise to God. The lesson to learn is: never promise to God (or anybody) anything that you may not keep. Swearing to God is a serious matter.
This scripture tells a story in the Old Testament time. This practice does not apply to modern time, because this means murder under the law.
2007-09-11 10:20:44 · answer #3 · answered by IMIM 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Bible doesn't say that God demanded or accepted this sacrifice. Jephthah made a rash vow, and the worst thing possible came of it.
2007-09-11 01:49:12 · answer #4 · answered by Jade <>< 3 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Why do you group all Christians together? Not all Christians change the Bible around to suit them, a lot do, but those people can't be considered Christians, now can they? Religious profiling... its getting old.
Yes, I read my Bible.
2007-09-11 11:49:07 · answer #5 · answered by ϑennaß 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe that your translation of this chapter in the Bible is a lil bit off. I believe that the Bible states that the sacrificing of humans is an abomination (something extremely hated or greatly disgusted) to the Lord.( Deut 12:31) "Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods." So clearly what judges "burnt offering" phrase would be translated to would be an irredeemable vow. That irredeemable vow would be that she had to remain a virgin and not live with her family for the rest of her life. And the last verse about them mourning her was not b/c she was dead but that they would come and grieve with her and try to comfort her. It was thought a shame back then if a women did not marry and give birth. You should probably study some commentaries or something before you make assumptions.
2007-09-11 02:02:28 · answer #6 · answered by longhairgurl231 1 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Several important lessons are to be learned from Jephthah's vow. 1. There may be remainders of distrust and doubting, even in the hearts of true and great believers. 2. Our vows to God should not be as a purchase of the favour we desire, but to express gratitude to him. 3. We need to be very well-advised in making vows, lest we entangle ourselves. 4. What we have solemnly vowed to God, we must perform, if it be possible and lawful, though it be difficult and grievous to us. 5. It well becomes children, obediently and cheerfully to submit to their parents in the Lord.
It is hard to say what Jephthah did in performance of his vow; but it is thought that he did not offer his daughter as a burnt-offering. Such a sacrifice would have been an abomination to the Lord; it is supposed she was obliged to remain unmarried, and apart from her family. Concerning this and some other such passages in the sacred history, about which learned men are divided and in doubt, we need not
perplex ourselves; what is necessary to our salvation, thanks be to God, is plain enough. If the reader recollects the promise of Christ concerning the teaching of the Holy Spirit, and places himself under this heavenly Teacher, the Holy Ghost will guide to all truth in every passage, so far as it is needful to be understood.
Human sacrifice is an abomination to the Lord, and the lord has never required it. Abraham was tested but was not allowed to kill his son. Jesus (Who is God himself) sacrificed himself for he had the power to lay down his life and take it back too. only Jesus sacrifice was acceptable. no other human sacrifice is accepted. it is outrightly rejected and a sin in God's eye.
2 Kings 17: 16 They forsook all the commands of the LORD their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves, and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts, and they worshiped Baal. 17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in [c] the fire. They practiced divination and sorcery and sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, provoking him to anger.
2007-09-11 02:13:18 · answer #7 · answered by joe e 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Jephthah made a rash vow to God and kept it. But there is no indication that God wanted him to make the vow or that He accepted it. The Bible is silent about God's reaction.
2007-09-11 02:10:37 · answer #8 · answered by Northstar 7 · 3⤊ 5⤋
I dont believe in God who accepted human sacrifices...
2007-09-11 02:06:00 · answer #9 · answered by chan-chan 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You're citing one very limited interpretation of the Bible. Many believers do not subscribe to this conservative doctrine. It is neither fair nor accurate to paint all believers with the same broad brush. Isn't that what the fundamentalists do?
2007-09-11 01:46:18 · answer #10 · answered by monte54que 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I believe in A God who accepts repentance.
2007-09-11 01:52:27 · answer #11 · answered by Happily Happy 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋