Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Bible Trivia: Luck of the Draw

In Exodus, 34: 4-7, Moses chisels new tablets and carried them up Mount Sinai, and prays to god saying:

A:  god is good because he punishes the children of the wicked

B:  god is good because he is compassionate

C:  god is slow to anger

D:  god is very forgiving


 I leave you guys alone for five minutes 
and you go and do this...

 ANSWER:  ALL OF THE ABOVE

So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the Lord had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands. Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”



 yeah!  I said it.  whatch'a gonna do, sucka.

Let's break this down:

the compassionate and gracious God

Ok...
slow to anger

That's a good thing.

 abounding in love and faithfulness

excellent, I like you too

 maintaining love to thousands

only an all powerful and benevolent force could do that


forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin

well, I'm sold on this concept


Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished

That's fair...

 he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation

Ok, you lost me.

How is this even close to fair?  How do you punish someone for something that their parents did before they were even conceived?


dude, bummer...

You won't find anyone that supports this notion anymore.  Christians soften the message the best they can and chalk it up to Moses and god referring to some sort of causation justice.  

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