Devout Jews follow the 10 Commandments and 613 laws outlined in the rest of the books of Moses.
"If someone hits father or mother, the penalty is death."
"If someone curses father or mother, the penalty is death."
God really was serious about our honoring our parents.
What I wanted to lift up today was the "eye for and an eye" part. This was meant to limit retribution. For instance, if someone poked out your eye, you couldn't kill them. Therefore, it should be read, "only an eye for an eye".
One of my favorite Christian rap lyrics is:
An eye for an eye
A tooth for a tooth
Turn the other cheek
Which one is the truth?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment