Er - executed without trial

Written in genesis 38 it states that Er, son of Judah was accused and killed without disclosure as to the kind of offence so terrible that it warranted death. No inquiry has been made and there remains a conspiracy of silence amongst the guilty.

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reply to post by Tindalos2013


If you read it properly there was disclosure

write you congressman about holding a trial for this guy...

He was Wicked.

People were executed for far less than that in the Old Testimate. And it'd be redundant to hold trials when the actions are being done by a (usually) all knowing god.

Relative to all those the 'LORD put to death' in the Old Testimate, I don't see anything wrong with this particular scripture.

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P.S,
Is it Testament? That doesn't look right to me. But Testimate always sets off my Firefox's autocorrect. I've probably been using an incorrect spelling this whole time.

Its a very important and valid point what you refer to.
many atheists say God is cruel and mean, a destroyer and dangerous.
In light of the global flood one mans death is seemingly irrelevant, though its not. As stated Er was executed for sin, sin is against God and will be punished. Destruction is the outcome of sin.
That little event listed is the whole story of mankind.
Sin then destruction.......obviously as we move in to the New Testament we find Jesus becomes our redemption from destruction.
Great biblical story in those few words

Here's a better one. One of my favorites to cite.

2 kings 2:24
He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.

No "Trial". What happened was that a few innocent kids mocked the wrong person for being Bald, so God sent bears to tear them into pieces. Not just the few mockers, but a total of 42 children, the others killed for being "Guilty by association", or just so God could make his point.

Or, everyone killed in the Flood. Babies, Children, Pregnant Women, Kittens, Pandas. Do you think they all each were given a trial to see if they deserved death?

I can't even think of any cases where 'God' did hold trial for people he killed. Some deserving to die and some not. However, in the case of Er, there's a vague justification for his being put to death. The "Wicked" thing could mean a various amount of death worthy offenses.

reply to post by boony


Yeah, and the Christians believe when they do bad God will forgive them. Does'nt work that way! But don't tell them that or the confession boxes won't get any business.

Originally posted by bluemirage5
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Yeah, and the Christians believe when they do bad God will forgive them. Does'nt work that way! But don't tell them that or the confession boxes won't get any business.

That doesnt make any sense, but then you are a Kiwi?
We believe that Jesus has paid with his life for our sins. We accept the atonement as a free gift.
Dont confuse Christianity with Catholicism. Its kinda like Aussie Rules and Rugby, one is a silly sport made for heathens, the other is of God.