tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414541884478598946.post6676487771935370879..comments2010-02-28T22:07:21.232-05:00Comments on Zadoc Reads The Bible: DEUTERONOMY: Chapter 17Zadochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11564128209039771025noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414541884478598946.post-59838001548271702152010-02-10T18:20:48.296-05:002010-02-10T18:20:48.296-05:00I decided to answer "Anonymous'" pos...I decided to answer "Anonymous'" post in more detail here:<br /><a href="http://zadocsbible.blogspot.com/2010/02/deuteronomy-christian-reader-comments.html" rel="nofollow">DEUTERONOMY: A Christian "Reader" Comments</a>Zadochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564128209039771025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414541884478598946.post-53019413622264455222010-02-10T14:04:46.784-05:002010-02-10T14:04:46.784-05:00"...is that God is a loving and graceful God&..."...is that God is a loving and graceful God"<br /><br />Are we reading the same book here? So far God has killed the entire population of the earth - including infants and children - with a "great flood" in Genesis 6; has sent plagues that have killed hundreds of thousands; has commanded the Israelites to stone people to death for trivial offenses such as gathering sticks on a Saturday; and in Numbers 31 specifically chastised the Israelites for sparing the lives of the Midianite women and children, ordered them all killed except for the VIRGIN GIRLS which were split up against their wills to be raped amongst the Israeli males.<br /><br />I simply can not rationalize any of these things as either "loving" or "merciful" myself, and I don't understand how anyone else could either.Zadochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564128209039771025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414541884478598946.post-55809960289585812972010-02-10T00:50:53.821-05:002010-02-10T00:50:53.821-05:00It is hard to understand why such Godly men commit...It is hard to understand why such Godly men committed such sins as polygamy. The Great things is that God is a loving and graceful God, using imperfect men to carry out his perfect plan of Salvation. All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God and that is exactly why Jesus came and lived among us, died for us and rose again. I hope if you don't have a relationship with God that you will allow Him to work in your life and He will reveal Himself to you. Zadoc Best of Luck in your realtionship with the Creator of all things!<br />God Bless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com