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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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40b20c No.685996

Is Numbers 5 God tolerating abortion under certain circumstances? It sounds like to me that the "muddy waters" is an abortifacient.

57e3ad No.685998

>>685996

Chapter 2. The Second Commandment: Gross Sin Forbidden

And the second commandment of the Teaching; You shall not commit murder, you shall not commit adultery, Exodus 20:13-14 you shall not commit pederasty, you shall not commit fornication, you shall not steal, Exodus 20:15 you shall not practice magic, you shall not practice witchcraft, you shall not murder a child by abortion nor kill that which is begotten.

–The Didache


d0ff4e No.686009

No.

1. Not every woman who commits adultery gets pregnant thereby. But the context shows it is a trial that any man who suspects his wife of unfaithfulness can cause her to undergo–there is nothing saying or suggesting she must be pregnant. This was a trial before God to reveal the unknown, with death as the result for the guilty woman. If it were to only work if the woman was pregnant, the whole point would seem to be wasted: wouldn't a pregnancy at an odd time rather make adultery more obvious instead of less? It's precisely the adulteries that don't result in pregnancy that would most need a trial like the one described.

2. Some translations say "make your womb miscarry" but the majority and the more literal and common reading, as exemplified in KJV, is "make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot".

3. Maimonides interprets the passage literally, as in, the woman would die through the bursting of her entrails. He cites more ancient Jewish sources saying the same thing.

Overall, the point of the trial may have been less to cause the woman's death than, through the fear and spectacle, to get her to confess to any hidden adultery.




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