"When men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that there is miscarriage, and yet no harm follows, the one who hurt her shall be fined according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. If any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."
This passage allows only for the punishment of a man who injures a woman causing her to miscarry. However, a careful scrutiny of these verses uncovers a startling revelation. A miscarriage is punishable only by a fine, yet if there is any further harm, such as the death of the woman, the penalty is life for life! The implication of this passage is clear—the life of the unborn child is not accorded anywhere near the same status as the life of the woman. To put it another way, the man who causes a woman to miscarry is guilty not of murder, but only a misdemeanor.
Even more shocking, we find that God actually mandates abortion when the fetus is a product of adultery (Numbers 5). A jealous and suspicious husband should bring his wife to the local priest, who forces the woman to drink a poisonous "water of bitterness" to bring on God's "curse". If she experiences "bitter pain," if her "belly swells" and her "thigh rots," she fails the test and becomes an outcast. Virtually all Biblical scholars agree that this voodoo ritual and its cloaked euphemisms refer to an induced (not to mention unsafe) abortion. The word "thigh" in the Old Testament usually means genitals, but in this case, it refers to the uterus and its contents. One alternate Bible translation reads, "She will have barrenness and a miscarrying womb." (New International Version)
So much for the idea that god cares about all children, including those in the womb. His concern stops when the parents are not the right people.
So much for the idea that god cares about all children, including those in the womb. His concern stops when the parents are not the right people.
Let's turn to the anti-choice claim that life begins at conception, and that fetuses and embryos are persons—full and separate human beings with rights. For religious thumpers, this usually means a belief that fertilized eggs are infused with souls. But the Bible clearly states that life and person hood begins with "breath". With the creation of "man" in Genesis 2:7, God:
"...breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being."
The Hebrew word for human being or living soul is nephesh, which is also the word for "breathing." Nephesh occurs over 700 times in the Bible as the identifying factor in human life. Obviously, fetuses do not breath and therefore cannot be considered as human beings according to the Bible. Here is another verse that reinforces this conclusion. God says:
"Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live." (Ezekiel 37:5)
No one can know when life really begins, including Bible-believing thumpers, as this verse makes clear:
"As you do not know how the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.” (Ecclesiastes 11:5)
"...breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being."
The Hebrew word for human being or living soul is nephesh, which is also the word for "breathing." Nephesh occurs over 700 times in the Bible as the identifying factor in human life. Obviously, fetuses do not breath and therefore cannot be considered as human beings according to the Bible. Here is another verse that reinforces this conclusion. God says:
"Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live." (Ezekiel 37:5)
No one can know when life really begins, including Bible-believing thumpers, as this verse makes clear:
"As you do not know how the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.” (Ecclesiastes 11:5)
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ReplyDelete"The biblical god is against abortion, right?
ReplyDeleteActually, the bible says the opposite."
Actually, the Bible DOES NOT 'say the opposite' !!
First, what is a miscarriage? Miscarriage, also known as spontaneous abortion and pregnancy loss, is the natural DEATH of an embryo/fetus before it is able to survive independently.
Exodus 21 Verse 22: “If men should struggle with each other and they hurt a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but NO FATAL [Death] ACCIDENT RESULTS, the offender must pay the damaged imposed on him by the husband of the woman; and he must pay it through the judges.”
The above verse is specifically speaking about a fatal accident TO THE BABY (“she gives birth prematurely but no fatal accident results). In other words, if because of the men fighting the woman gives birth prematurely (NOT A MISCARRIAGE), and the BABY IS OK, a fine is imposed due to the careless actions of fighting around a pregnant woman and putting her and her baby in jeopardy. Note that there is no stipulation as to how many months she is pregnant, as if, if she were only two month pregnant, then the child she is carrying is not really a real human life.
VERSE 23: “But if a fatal accident [a death] does occur, then you must give life for life.” The context of verse 22 is specifically focused on what might happen to the yet unborn child OF A PREGNANT WOMAN (as opposed to a woman who may be married but not pregnant (or even a man), which is why the words “give birth prematurely” and NO FATAL ACCIDENT RESULTS are used.
Verse 23 continues that context, in speaking about harm to the child the woman is carrying with the words: “But is a fatal [death] accident DOES occur, then your must give life for life.” Again justice demands not a payment of a fine, but the death penalty for the reckless act of causing the death of the pregnant wife’s child. THUS THE SACREDNESS OF THE UNBORN CHILD LIFE ESTABLISHED AS BEING EQUAL TO THE LIFE OF AN ADULT, as the taking of the life of a man or woman by another merited the death penalty under the Law given to the nation of Israel.
The passage indicates just the opposite. The unborn life is not only sacred, but must be answered for just as the taking of an adult’s life . . . and this is regardless of the trimester. The deliberate taking of the life or the taking of a life by careless/reckless behavior of the yet unborn or an adult is murder from our Creator’s viewpoint.
Additionally, the remainder of the above presentation begin with “Even more shocking, we find that God actually mandates abortion when the fetus is a product of adultery (Numbers 5), is also in error. More on that when I have the time to address it.