Bible Question: In Deut 22: 28-29 why would God make such a terrible law even under the OT covenant..thank you for any help on this...I am in heated discussions with non-believers on this topic...LOTS OF LOVE-GOD BLESS |
Bible Answer: Cited for reference: Deut 22:28 "If a man finds a girl who is a virgin, who is not engaged, and seizes her and lies with her and they are discovered, 29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the girl's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall become his wife because he has violated her; he cannot divorce her all his days. I can only say in my opinion this kind of guidance falls into the same category as that which allowed a man to marry more than one woman as did Jacob AND the men their option to divorce their wife with only a certificate and no cause of any real significance. Apparently since God changed this guidance to a much more fair and just system as we have now, we can only conclude God didn't think the Israelites capable of proper judgment in this area and issued these directives in the interest of the nation as a whole. Of course, I should emphasize this is conjecture as would anyone attempting to answer such a "why" question when the Bible doesn't gave a direct answer. We all should consider ourselves blessed to live in this dispensation with a better covenant with better promises and a perfect High Priest. The only possible scripture I can think of that gives some insight into God's thinking in this Matt 19:7 They *said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?" 8 He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. 9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." Once again, I'm thankful we don't have anyone less than the perfect God, Creator of the universe to judge us on these matters. God bless. --Rowdy |
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