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As I said, the creationists have done just as you suggest, but the argument is not very convincing. See what you think: https://creation.com/do-rabbits-chew-their-cud

It could be that it eats its own excrement.

In the OT, a distinction was made between clean and unclean foods. Possibly for health reasons. These laws have been superseded by the new covenant. The question was really to do with the error in saying that rabbits chew the cud. This was part of the criteria for defining clean and unclean. Its...

You make a good point.

In Leviticus 11:6 God says ‘the rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof, it is unclean for you’. In fact the rabbit does not chew the cud, though it does make chewing movements, so the ancients were fooled into thinking it did. One would expect God to know better. Of course...

The Law of the old testament is very severe and to modern readers, seems utterly brutal. As many have pointed out on this thread, modern culture with its faux sensitivity does not take sin in the least bit seriously and therefore completely misunderstands God. God is holy and hates sin in direct...

And it will not makes sense to you, because you don't what it too, your playing a nitpicking viper. Don't let them upset you LPT. I read your post and it was a great help to me. God bless you.

I take it you are among the righteous, for whom the law was not written. Thanks for your suggestion, But I am not under law but under grace AND There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus Good try though.

The fact that a different word is used for the hand in verse 11 and 12 immediately draws the attention of the reader. Since the crime and punishment don’t match, this verse is not based on the Talion (eye for eye) principle Women do not have man parts. And the hand and palm committed the...

Sure.

According to the link, it is כַּף kaph, kaf; from H3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power:—branch, foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle...

I grant you the interpretation seems strange, but hebrew has specific words for hand and foot and hip and a single word meaning all three. This is very odd. No other language has this feature. The fact that a different word is used for the hand in verse 11 and 12 immediately draws the attention...

It is difficult to establish how the jews in ancient times interpreted this. I looked but couldn’t even find much about how modern jews interpret it, it seems such a thing is not exactly a hot issue! Plenty of jews don’t seem to believe the bible at all. So it comes down to how you would...

Actually the preceding verses speak explicitely about Levirate marriage, which protects a woman’s ability to produce hiers for a dead husband (and to protect her in old age). The law seems designed to prevent a woman from being too zealous in defence of her husband and thereby using undue force...

You need to read the other posts by LPT and the link, but in short it is a matter of translation. The same hebrew work is used for hand, foot and hip. In essence the text says that her hip should be cut off, but Jewish interpretation of such a very strange sentance was clear, she was to be...

Hi PS, no, you understand the comments correctly, she is married. But remember, it would have been impossible, at that time, to guarantee that the man will not have children.. And even if he didn’t have children, there may be other causes. It could only have been a risk or possibility. So she...

You have to look at the original hebrew language. The same word means hand, foot or hip and this in itself is very odd. Read the link. It’s all there!

This idea and many others were discussed. See ‘cut off her hand’ on the forum!

Anyone who reads Deut 25:11-12 is faced with a chilling text. It was not israel’s practice to amputate limbs and the principle of the punishment fitting the crime had already been established. As I commented in the original post, this scripture is not only a departure from these principles, it...

Dear members, I posted a thread called ‘Cut off her hand’ that received a lot of replies. LPT has just provided a post that completely explains the verses in Deuteronomy, by looking at the original hebrew, and this changes the interpretation completely. Since there were strong opinions...