Shocking Verses from the Bible

Yet she increased her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth when she engaged in prostitution in the land of Egypt. She lusted after their genitals as large as those of donkeys, and their seminal emission was as strong as that of stallions. Ezekiel 23:19-20

"It is very observable how this adulteress changes her lovers: she dotes first on the Assyrians; then she thought the Chaldeans finer and courted them; after a while her mind was alienated from them, and she thought the Egyptians more powerful (Ezek. 23:20) and she must contract an intimacy with them. This shows the folly, (1.) Of fleshly lusts; when they are indulged they grow humoursome and fickle, are soon surfeited but never satisfied; they must have variety, and what is loved one day is loathed the next. Unius adulterium matrimonium vocant—One adultery is called marriage, as Seneca observes. (2.) Of idolatry. Those who think one God too little will not think a hundred sufficient, but will still be for trying more, as finding all insufficient. (3.) Of seeking to creatures for help; we go from one to another, but are disappointed in them all, and can never rest till we have made the God of Israel our help.

II. The faithful God justly gives a bill of divorce to this now faithless city, that has become a harlot. His jealousy soon discovered her lewdness (Ezek. 23:13): I saw that she was defiled, that she was debauched, and saw which way her inclination was, that the two sisters both took one way, and that Jerusalem grew worse than Samaria. For, if we stretch out our hand to a strange god, will not God search this out? No doubt he will; and when he has found it can he be pleased with it? No (Ezek. 23:18): Then my mind was alienated from her, as it was from her sister. How could the pure and holy God any longer take delight in such a lewd generation? Note, Sin alienates God’s mind from the sinner, and justly, for it is the alienation of the sinner’s mind from God; but woe, and a thousand woes, to those from whom God’s mind is alienated; for whom he turns from he will turn against."

Matthew Henry

reply to post by AlreadyGone


Your common and simplistic argument is proven to be false by your own Christian New Testament:
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness

Unless that is, you think that "Timothy" was referring only to the "Christian" scripture, which hadn't even been compiled or accepted as scripture yet.

How about we throw a couple other verses in there that you might find fitting for such a loving God:

Deuteronomy 22:28-29

If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her.

What kind of lunatic would make a rape victim marry her attacker? Answer: God.

Deuteronomy 21:10-14

"When you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD, your God, delivers them into your hand, so that you take captives, if you see a comely woman among the captives and become so enamored of her that you wish to have her as wife, you may take her home to your house. But before she may live there, she must shave her head and pare her nails and lay aside her captive's garb. After she has mourned her father and mother for a full month, you may have relations with her, and you shall be her husband and she shall be your wife. However, if later on you lose your liking for her, you shall give her her freedom, if she wishes it; but you shall not sell her or enslave her, since she was married to you under compulsion."

Once again God approves of forcible rape.

Numbers 31:7-18

They attacked Midian just as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men. All five of the Midianite kings – Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba – died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. Then the Israelite army captured the Midianite women and children and seized their cattle and flocks and all their wealth as plunder. They burned all the towns and villages where the Midianites had lived. After they had gathered the plunder and captives, both people and animals, they brought them all to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the whole community of Israel, which was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the people went to meet them outside the camp. But Moses was furious with all the military commanders who had returned from the battle. "Why have you let all the women live?" he demanded. "These are the very ones who followed Balaam's advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the LORD at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the LORD's people. Now kill all the boys and all the women who have slept with a man. Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves.


Wow! Murder, infanticide, slavery, pedophilia and rape all not only approved, but commanded by "God".

Nahum 1:2-8

The LORD is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and wrath. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and furiously destroys his enemies! The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet. At his command the oceans and rivers dry up, the lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade, and the green forests of Lebanon wilt. In his presence the mountains quake, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles, and its people are destroyed. Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence. The LORD is good. When trouble comes, he is a strong refuge. And he knows everyone who trusts in him. But he sweeps away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He pursues his foes into the darkness of night.

Apparently, the Japanese did something really bad to piss God off.

There are MYRIADS more examples like this, most from the Old Testament, but if you think that your loving "lamb" had anything against any of those disgusting teachings and laws, I will direct your attention to what was recorded of him supposedly saying in Matthew 5:17-19

17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Timothy was right. You have been taught. You have been reproved. You have been corrected. Hopefully you will now achieve righteousness by abandoning this pathetic, disgusting religion, and no longer forcing it on others as you were commanded to do by your evil "God".
Shalom

If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity. Deuteronomy 25:11-12

"II. A law for the punishing of an immodest woman, Deut. 25:11, 12. The woman that by the foregoing law was to complain against her husband’s brother for not marrying her, and to spit in his face before the elders, needed a good measure of assurance; but, lest the confidence which that law supported should grow to an excess unbecoming the sex, here is a very severe but just law to punish impudence and immodesty. 1. The instance of it is confessedly scandalous to the highest degree. A woman could not do it unless she were perfectly lost to all virtue and honour. 2. The occasion is such as might in part excuse it; it was to help her husband out of the hands of one that was too hard for him. Now if the doing of it in a passion, and with such a good intention, was to be so severely punished, much more when it was done wantonly and in lust."

Matthew Henry

reply to post by Bokaforo


It is not mine to judge your intentions in choosing the scriptures you chose. In fact, I am grateful you did. it allows subjects that could be misinterpreted to be made clear.

I hope you continue searching the Bible for unusual scriptures and thems. i encourage you to read the Bible in part and as a whole... no matter your intent.

For at some point, you might find a truth that strikes a chord in your search. So read on brother...

reply to post by AlreadyGone

What these scriptures are, and there are many more like these, they are life examples or traits of characters or examples of things that happened from the Bible. They are more reflective of the cultures and traditions of the times and peoples that were recorded.

Eactly they speak of the horrible places and things that sin can lead us to or leave us with. They are lessons learned the hardn way. Written here in the Bible no matter how pornographic or anything else. God must deal with it. And he still will. Even today.

Long live the THE KING .

I agree. The Bible is an example to of Gods demands on our own virtue. We come to find, by the full reading of the OT and NT, that the word of God blesses those who love Him and others. It is a curse to those who mock His law of love, honor, Justice and truth.

Originally posted by AlreadyGone
reply to post by Bokaforo

 

It is not mine to judge your intentions in choosing the scriptures you chose. In fact, I am grateful you did. it allows subjects that could be misinterpreted to be made clear.

I hope you continue searching the Bible for unusual scriptures and thems. i encourage you to read the Bible in part and as a whole... no matter your intent.

For at some point, you might find a truth that strikes a chord in your search. So read on brother...

reply to post by Q:1984A:1776


Your scholastic knowledge of the Bible is superior. However, you are betrayed by the vitrollic way in which you administer it.

It is always amusing to me how people, like yourself, that are so enlightened, come across as smug and bitter when addressing Christianity.

As for forcing our religion upon you.... I challenge you to produce the Christian holding the gun to your head when you clicked on this thread and subject.

Right on. God doesn't hide or pretend as we do. He is not duplicitous or two faced. He is straight according to truth and the protection of others in love, going so far as to warn those who deny His law with long-suffering. If the word was written by men, the harsher parts would be glossed. God is honest to the core.

Originally posted by randyvs
reply to post by AlreadyGone

 

What these scriptures are, and there are many more like these, they are life examples or traits of characters or examples of things that happened from the Bible. They are more reflective of the cultures and traditions of the times and peoples that were recorded.

Eactly they speak of the horrible places and things that sin can lead us to or leave us with. They are lessons learned the hardn way. Written here in the Bible no matter how pornographic or anything else. God must deal with it. And he still will. Even today.

Long live the THE KING .

Fallible men make it a habit to judge the ways of God. We have to remember, men are fallible...God is not. What right is it of ours to judge His methods? God has all power and all authority. If He sees fit to destroy a city, who are we to judge Him? He has never done so without purpose. If He sees fit to bring a prophet into the midst of persecution, who are we to judge Him? He has never done so without purpose. If He sees fit to send His own Son to die a death at the hands of fallible men for the sins of those men, who are we to judge Him and His love?
God is loving and merciful, but He is also jealous, vengeful, and strong, and He has every right to be. His judgements are just, and His rewards are faithful. We're the ones who don't understand His methods...how can we judge God from our ignorance (not to mention our arrogance)?

Originally posted by Firefly_

Originally posted by Bokaforo
If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity.

Deuteronomy 25:11-12

If there is one verse in the bible that conclusively proves that the bible was written by men, then this is it.

edit on 20-7-2011 by Firefly_ because: (no reason given)

I thought the EXACT SAME THING to myself as I read that one!!

Its sad how folks are so deluded to not see whats really going on here with their little 'holy' book.

Most dont care anyways about learning their religion and studying it all because most are total hypocrites only in it for their assumed 'reward' in some heavenly paradise in the next life. Total foolishness.

And MAN-MADE foolishness at BEST.

Damn fools!!

I authored a thread today that no one touched, not even once. It shows the misuse of words by men to warp words of truth to counterfeit; even the words of the Bible, into tools of manipulation. We all know how atheists use this technique and we even see TV preachers do the same. In the linked thread, I show how to unwrap the counterfeit.

God's word stands firm as truth by the light of the attached video in the thread. Even the video attempts this counterfeiting method. Understanding the world in this light is striking to the mind, but reveals the desperation of sin in the world. When you consider what God works against, you begin to admire Him for His amazing goodness to us in light of our darker side.

LINK

Originally posted by AlreadyGone
reply to post by Q:1984A:1776

 

Your scholastic knowledge of the Bible is superior. However, you are betrayed by the vitrollic way in which you administer it.

It is always amusing to me how people, like yourself, that are so enlightened, come across as smug and bitter when addressing Christianity.

As for forcing our religion upon you.... I challenge you to produce the Christian holding the gun to your head when you clicked on this thread and subject.

How can one not come across as smug and bitter when the source of their faith, when studied in its entirety, becomes the source of their loss of faith? How is it that you can know these verses and still believe that the "God" that inspired that book is loving or even worthy of your love?
As far as forcing your faith on someone else, I am of Native American descent. Surely you know that I would never have learned this twisted religion if not for the force employed to bring it to this continent. Surely you know that it wouldn't be a world religion if force weren't used to spread it like a plague across the Earth. And last, but not least, I'm sure you are aware that there are a huge amount of sects that disregard property rights to shove this # in your face in the privacy of your own home. While nobody forced me to take part in this thread, I feel that it is my duty as one who is well versed in the Abrahamic religions to make people aware of what their books actually say. Perhaps I will be able to save some people from wasting their lives and screwing up their children's lives as well. Perhaps also, to use another biblical term, I might be able to separate the wheat from the chaff, and show all of you who embrace this religion, despite its wickedness coming to light, as the psychotic bastards that you really are. Either that or you will merely be shown to so be pathetically stupid, cowardly and/or stubborn that you are unable to abandon your evil fairy tales that have been responsible for the worst atrocities in human history.
How amusing did you find that?

reply to post by pplrnuts

Most dont care anyways

Typical role refersal of a psychological mess. They day you figure out, that you're the one who dosn't care, is the day you might be reached.

reply to post by Bokaforo

Oh goody! I get to trot out the following item once more:

This letter has been circulating on the net. Reportedly the author is Kent Ashcraft.
Dear Dr. Laura, Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's law. I have learned a great deal from you, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind him that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the specific laws and how to best follow them.

When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev. 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. How should I deal with this?

I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as it suggests in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev. 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

Lev. 25:44 states that I may buy slaves from the nations that are around us. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans but not Canadians. Can you clarify?

I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination (Lev. 10:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?

Lev. 20:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging. stallman.org...

...which all goes to say that we cannot take an ancient document like the Bible (or Torah, or Koran) and slide it literally into a 21'st century context. Never mind that there is plenty of evidence of human intervention (oh, let's call it selective editing) in the Good Book, we are also handed a whole whack of medieval dogma just to spice things up.

A personal call to spirituality should revolve around introspection and wisdom...not hanging up your brains. In my opinion, one could shelve all the holy books and replace them with a simple admonition to show your fellows some kindness. Everything else is detail.

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Johnny your reply has all the ramblings of a nephilim.

Originally posted by Bokaforo

Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the LORD. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.

It doesn't really say God did this. It just says it happened. Maybe it was just a coincidence? But yeah OT God could be a pretty angry guy. But a little more context on the story. These people didn't just call him bald. They went out of their way to come out of their city and call this guy bald

Now at the time, the city they came out of was the center of anti-God cult that worshiped golden calves. They weren't just coming out of the city to call him bald, they were doing it because he was a prophet of the Lord and they worshiped another religion. They were attacking his religion is what they were actually doing if you know the history of the story.

What they were doing was committing a hate crime. Verbally attacking Elisha on his route simply because he worshiped a different religion. In today's language it would be like leaving your town to go out of your way to harass a gay guy and call him a f**. And they may have killed him if not for the bears. Not to mention this is after he just saved their nearby water supply!

No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 23:1

Well that's okay because I don't want to join the assembly of the Lord of what the OT calls the congregation. That didn't mean Heaven or the afterlife. You didn't have to be in the assembly of the Lord to get into the afterlife. The OT congregation just meant the Jewish people and this was for people that weren't Jewish and wanted to convert. It has no relevance in today's world.

Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.” Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother. But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the LORD; so He took his life also.

This was a common thing for Jewish people back in the day because having offspring to carry on your name was very important to those people. I don't want to get into all that though. But what this guy was really doing was trying to deprive his brother of his Biblical offspring which was a big no-no back then.

Also, this guy told God that he would do it and then turned around and didn't. Read about Moses and Aaron or Cain and the mark of Cain. You can always ask God for another option if you don't feel comfortable with something. You don't have to lie to God and say you'll do it and then not do it.

Then Saul said, “Thus shall you say to David, ‘The king desires no bride-price except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the time had expired, David arose and went, along with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife.

Remember this is just Saul talking to David. He may have been a pretty weird guy and David did some shady things too, but this isn't God instructing anyone to do anything here. Saul was also tormented by evil spirits. Something to keep in mind.

Yet she increased her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth when she engaged in prostitution in the land of Egypt. She lusted after their genitals as large as those of donkeys, and their seminal emission was as strong as that of stallions.

This story isn't about two real women. It's a metaphor for two towns. But nevertheless, it's just saying what happened. It's not like God told them to do this. God told them NOT to do this lol. That's what the story is about.

If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity.

My advice is don't grab his testicals then? Is there some reason to wanted to do this?

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You topic is gone, what was it about?

Originally posted by Stormdancer777
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You topic is gone, what was it about?

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Originally posted by SuperiorEd

Originally posted by Stormdancer777
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You topic is gone, what was it about?

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thank you

I edited the other. I must have messed it up.

Originally posted by Stormdancer777

Originally posted by SuperiorEd

Originally posted by Stormdancer777
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You topic is gone, what was it about?

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thank you