Deuteronomy 22: 25-26 addresses the crime of rape. If, however, it is in the open fields that a man comes upon such a betrothed maiden, seizes her and has relations with her, the man alone shall die. You shall do nothing to the maiden since she is not guilty of a Capital offense. This case is like that of a man who rises up against his neighbor and murders him.
(* author’s note: Recognize that the rapist is not murdered (in violation of Commandant VI) by those seeking justice but rather his life is removed through other means.)
Betroth as defined by Webster’s Dictionary is a promise to marry. It is plain to see that the above Biblical decree can also be applied to a married woman.
In the circumstance of consensual or nonconsensual sexual intercourse, Deuteronomy 22: 28-29 further teaches: “If a man comes upon a maiden that is not betrothed, takes her and has relations with her, and their deed is discovered, the man who had relations with her shall pay the girl’s father fifty shekels and take her as his wife, because he has deflowered her”.
Here it is explained that a punishment must also be determined by society for the rape of an unengaged woman.
The abomination of incest is explained in Leviticus. Abominations are considered to be high crimes, grave sins that are worse than Capital Sins. Webster’s Dictionary defines an abomination to be something extremely disgusting and hateful.
A Pessimistic Outlook on Life Does Not Justify Abortion
The Book of Job is a Biblical story about a man named Job who was considered to be a God fearing, righteous citizen who resided in the land of Uz. He was blessed with seven sons and three daughters, wealth and prosperity. Satan tested Job and within a short length of time, Job’s seven sons and three daughters (apparently) died (for examples of various deaths: spiritual, intellectual, physical, or psychological) and he lost all of his worldly possessions. Shortly thereafter, Satan returned again and inflicted a physical ailment of boils on Job’s skin. Job became emotionally distraught and was filled with despair. Three friends, upon hearing of Job’s misfortune, journeyed to Job’s home to console him. Job, in his depressed state of mind, laments to his friends:
Job: 3: 3-4, 11, 16, 12-13 “Perish the day on which I was born, the night when they said “The child is a boy”! May that day be darkness: let God above call for it, nor light shine upon it! Why did I not perish at birth, come forth from the womb and expire? Or why was I not buried away like an untimely birth, Wherefore did the knees receive me? Or why did I suck at the breasts? For then I should have lain down and been tranquil;”
Abortionists have used these passages to affirm and to convince an ignorant public that God, through this writing condones abortion (interpreting writings out of context). An additional passage that has