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Chewbaccus · 03-27-2001, 11:14 AM

Okay Dag, I read this over, and you were twisted up. Don't worry, I did the same thing until only a few months ago.

See, the trick with the Bible is you have to read a passage word-for-word. All the "thee"'s and "shalt"'s prompt a reader to skim a great deal, and you get a misinterpretation.

When Deuteronomy goes "and the LORD said, 'thou shalt...", it's not in a commanding, but a prophesizing manner. It's not "You must do this", but "When you're in this situation, you're gonna do this"

Deut. looks like: "I will deliver your enemies into your hands, and you must smite them all", but means: "When I deliver your enemies into your hands, you will forsake my commandments and indulge in sin" It's a "Though you're my chosen people, you are still people and susceptible to temptation" lesson.

~Mike

03-27-2001, 11:14 AM	#22
Chewbaccus Freethinker/booter Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 523	Aha Okay Dag, I read this over, and you were twisted up. Don't worry, I did the same thing until only a few months ago. See, the trick with the Bible is you have to read a passage word-for-word. All the "thee"'s and "shalt"'s prompt a reader to skim a great deal, and you get a misinterpretation. When Deuteronomy goes "and the LORD said, 'thou shalt...", it's not in a commanding, but a prophesizing manner. It's not "You must do this", but "When you're in this situation, you're gonna do this" Deut. looks like: "I will deliver your enemies into your hands, and you must smite them all", but means: "When I deliver your enemies into your hands, you will forsake my commandments and indulge in sin" It's a "Though you're my chosen people, you are still people and susceptible to temptation" lesson. ~Mike __________________ Like the wise man said: Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.