Over the years, I’ve shown many times how Christianity has pushed forth flawed interpretations of Scripture to support its anti-Torah and, to be frank, quite anti-Semitic agendas.
However, to he fair, every once in a while, Judaism will do a similar thing when it comes to their interpretations of some of King David’s, let’s just say, not so pretty actions.
As I’ve explained before, the rabbis have to uphold David as a flawless person who never sinned since he is their model of a perfect Messiah.
Well, we find a perfect example of this rationalizing right here in 2nd Samuel Chapter 21.
According to the great Rambam (otherwise known as Maimonides), Israel was NOT guilty for the Torah violation of allowing the dead bodies to be left hanging outside for so long, where they were exposed to the elements.
Why?
Because they reason that neither King David nor the courts permitted it.
They blame the Gibeonites since the 7 men were turned over to them.
So it was the Amorites (same dudes as the Gibeonites) who were guilty of desecrating the bodies.
My answer to this?
Hogwash homies!
Again, this is the nonsense that occurs when we let our feelings dictate our theology instead of the cold, hard truth of Scripture.
Our natural ways of thinking in the flesh are so far removed from God’s holy ways that we’ve always gotta be on guard against this.
Ya feel me?
That’s your takeaway for today.
Next time, we’ll continue to slog our way through this since we’re not even close to being done yet.
So as a sober reminder…
And to really drive home the takeaway for today’s lesson…
I leave you with these words of the Lord spoken through the Prophet Isaiah:
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
As the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
-Isaiah 55:8-9
Later!
Modern “Christianity” bears little resemblance to what the original apostles believed and taught. It was called “The Way” originally. By the time it came to be called Christianity it had become so bastardized as to be almost unrecognizable. “The Way” was an outgrowth, or better put, an upgraded version of Judaism but without the man-made traditions of the Pharisees which conflicted with the Torah. Not all of the oral law was wrong as many Christians assert. Some things in the Torah were simply not clear and I believe God intended that the Jews explain and expound such things. But they went off course on some other things, built perhaps too many fences around the Sabbath commandment for example. This was understandable in a way because Sabbath breaking was a major reason God used Babylon to invade and take Judah captive in 585 B.C. It was a well intended overreaction but an overreaction nonetheless. The key to understanding it all is that the oracles of God were committed to the Jews and that they by and large preserved the oracles but made some mistakes along the way. The Jews don’t get enough credit for what they’ve correctly taught and get too much blame for what they’ve incorrectly taught. Christians tend to believe that Yeshua condemned the Pharisees for being wrong about everything. That is absolutely untrue. He only criticized them for self righteousness and man made traditions which went beyond Torah. By around the fourth century A.D. “Christianity” had completely divorced itself from its Jewish roots and became the garbled mess that it is today.
Your comment: Modern “Christianity” bears little resemblance to what the original apostles believed and taught. It was called “The Way” originally.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Great comment, clear and easy to understand.
Thanks for sharing.