tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post3275495332842244310..comments2024-03-20T10:47:46.434-07:00Comments on Annotated Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women (1Sam 18)Bruckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-89480659146036518492009-01-24T13:51:00.000-08:002009-01-24T13:51:00.000-08:00Okay. So God approved of David's foreskin-wife-buy...Okay. So God approved of David's foreskin-wife-buying adventure. <BR/><BR/>I know the text says that "the Lord was with David," but do you think he participated or just watched? Did he hold the penises while David cut off the foreskins, or vice versa?Steve Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796709263034941039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-41830104880530355562009-01-23T13:49:00.000-08:002009-01-23T13:49:00.000-08:00I don;t know, but I'm willing to guess the answer ...I don;t know, but I'm willing to guess the answer is "Yes", as God seemed to be in favor of the extermination/expulsion of the Philistines.Bruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-12091230865287255312009-01-23T13:10:00.000-08:002009-01-23T13:10:00.000-08:00A weird thing to do, but in context it makes sense...<I>A weird thing to do, but in context it makes sense.</I><BR/><BR/>I didn't ask if it was weird. I asked if the Lord was with David in the whole foreskin-wife-buying episode. Was he? Did God approve of this "wise behavior"?Steve Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796709263034941039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-30593601773014628382009-01-23T12:45:00.000-08:002009-01-23T12:45:00.000-08:00>>>You should care because you should val...>>>You should care because you should value the truth. When you ignore, refuse to recognize, or care about the God-inspired cruelty and absurdity in the Bible, you are being intellectually dishonest.<<<<BR/><BR/>I'm talking specifically about the "absurdity", not the "cruelty". On the latter, I agree.<BR/><BR/>>>>Was the Lord with David when he Bruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-35360650857622028082009-01-23T12:33:00.000-08:002009-01-23T12:33:00.000-08:00I generally tend to either don't see it as you do ...<I>I generally tend to either don't see it as you do or at least don't see why I should care.</I><BR/><BR/>You should care because you should value the truth. When you ignore, refuse to recognize, or care about the God-inspired cruelty and absurdity in the Bible, you are being intellectually dishonest. <BR/><BR/>The Bible says twice in this chapter that "David behaved himself wisely in all his Steve Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796709263034941039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-4308137109868537282009-01-23T11:46:00.000-08:002009-01-23T11:46:00.000-08:00Two things to say about that:First, all I'm pointi...Two things to say about that:<BR/><BR/>First, all I'm pointing out is that there ought to be consistency, in my view. If you're pointing out violence, then point out <I>all</I> instances of violence. As far as I am aware, God chose <I>both</I> Saul and David, and while indeed Saul is (at this point in time) out of favor with God, so was David when he had Uriah killed, whch I'm guessing you did Bruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-18547736097775932922009-01-23T11:01:00.000-08:002009-01-23T11:01:00.000-08:00Oddly to me, the SAB makes no note of violence for...<I>Oddly to me, the SAB makes no note of violence for Saul trying repeatedly to kill David. I guess in the midst of all the warfare and slaughter, we're supposed to hardly notice a single murder? I don't know.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, I think you know, Brucker. <BR/><BR/>I don't highlight Saul's attempts to kill David because Saul was not one of God's favorites and God didn't approve of or inspire his Steve Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796709263034941039noreply@blogger.com