08-02-2009, 05:59 AM
Peace of Christ be with you!
Quote:Don't get me wrong FHC ok? I just can't imagine that you were reading as a child, the story of Amnon raping his sister, and understood it to mean something else? Let me bring the whole story here.
What disturbed me the most is that Amnon was left unpunished by God, so what was the lesson behind this 'revelation'? and how could you read and imagine what happened as a kid?
This story is featured in one of the "Historical" books of the Holy Bible. Historical books contain candid accounts of real life events that took place in salvation history. The story of Amnon highlights the fact that there was crisis in the tribe of Judah and many members went astray from God & led sinful lives. Amnon was subject to Absalom's desire for vengeance & eventually killed. Just goes to show that being unfaithful to Yahweh will led to sin, & sin breeds more sin. In a children's Bible the 2 books of Samuel are usually summarised in about a page, just to get the primary message across.
Quote:What did you understand from the story of the 2 sisters found in Ezekiel 23? did you get anything other than lust, prostitution, breasts, and private parts which were like donkeys, and sperm which was like that of horses. I am sorry to speak in this manner, but I am eager to understand how Steve is encouraging his kids to read the Bible on their own and how your parents were letting you read these materials?
This account is actually allegorical. The two sisters aren't real life persons. They represent two kingdoms, Samaria & Jerusalem. It's a symbolic story depicting the dangerous alliances with pagan nations. The unrefined language used in the passage helps to show that the behaviour of the two kingdoms cannot in any way be justified. The metaphors can be altered to make it more children-friendly, however, the moral of the story cannot be changed.
God bless.