Chapter 18: Myth—Abortion Doesn’t Matter

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Myth—Abortion Doesn’t Matter

If You Can’t Hate, You Don’t Know God!

God hates these seven abominable things. Proverbs 6:16

1. A proud look 2. A lying tongue All table verses are 3. Hands that shed innocent blood from NRSV. Note:

This is not a full or 4. A heart that devises wicked plans complete study of 5. Feet that are swift in running to evil what God hates. 6. A false witness who speaks lies 7. One who sows discord in a family God hates all evildoers. Psalm 5:5 God abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful. Psalm 5:6 God hates wickedness. Psalm 45:7 God hates robbery and wrongdoing. Isaiah 61:8 God hates evil in hearts and false oaths. Zechariah 8:17

God hates divorce. Malachi 2:16 Hate every false way; Hate the double-minded. Psalm 119:104; 113

Hate those who hate the Lord. Psalm 139:21 Hate intensely what God abhors. Sirach 17:26

“There is a time to hate!” Eccles. 3:8 NRSV “The Lord loves those who hate evil.” Psalm 97:10 NRSV

Exodus 21:22-25 Exegesis!

This brings us back to an exegesis of Exodus 21:22-25 and whether God places a different value on the life of the mother and the fetus [baby] in her womb. Some modern translations give that exact impression by using a “miscarriage” metaphor. The NRSV translation is not alone and even a

Hebrew translation 34 makes the same mistake. These interpretations fail to consider the bigger context of God’s eternal character. Therefore, they are myopic in their interpretation of Exodus 21:22-25. This doesn’t make them useless translations since most Bibles do contain some vagaries. However,

the NKJV is one modern translation that does get Exodus 21 right. The NKJV wording parallels the KJV translation, but with updated English. Copyright 2005 Edward G. Palmer, All Rights Reserved. Book of Edward—Chapter 18