Friday, November 30, 2012

IT WASN'T JUST JERICHO

One of the oldest cities in the Middle East was wiped out by the Chosen People, all the way down to the animals. The Old Testament God really wanted his Chosen People to commit what we today would call genocide:
1 Samuel 22:17-19 (New International Version)

17 Then the king ordered the guards at his side: "Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too have sided with David. They knew he was fleeing, yet they did not tell me." But the king's officials were not willing to raise a hand to strike the priests of the LORD. 18 The king then ordered Doeg, "You turn and strike down the priests." So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 19 He also put to the sword Nob, the town of the priests, with its men and women, its children and infants, and its cattle, donkeys and sheep.

3 comments:

Ken Hoop said...

Really, Ancient Israelites are not the same "people" as Ashkenazi (or Sephardic) Jews, despite the pretensions. Not genetically, not religiously, Rabbinic Talmudism coming much later.

Steve J. said...

Really, Ancient Israelites are not the same "people" as Ashkenazi (or Sephardic) Jews, despite the pretensions. Not genetically, not religiously, Rabbinic Talmudism coming much later.

Sure but my main point is that the Bible Belt Wackos never seem to acknowledge how violent their Book is.

Ken Hoop said...

December 4, 2012 at 2:09 pm
http://www.thenation.com/blog/171582/us-military-approves-bombing-children

What American morality? What Obama morality?

http://www.thenation.com/blog/171582/us-military-approves-bombing-children


Maybe Obama isn't a Muslim, maybe he's a marrano.