Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Oxen and donkeys don't work well together
In Deuteronomy 22:10, the Israelites were commanded "Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together." A common-sense idea that reflected the notion that plowing fields with a pair of different animals with different notions would be difficult. Once the animals were yoked together, they were stuck with each other despite their differences - and that invites conflict. Fifteen centuries later, Paul commands in 2 Corinthians 6:14 for Christians to "not be yoked with unbelievers." Christians and non-christians are different animals and, according to their different natures, it would be difficult to move them harmoniously in the right direction.
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OK, I set up an account just so I can actually write comments on this blog. (I check the blog every day to see if there are any thoughts on my daily reading.) All should feel priviledged - I'm not nearly as intellectual as the others on here, but I love reading the thoughts and figure I can at least ask questions...
I totally see the point about believers/unbelievers - and agree. Glenn, your comment makes perfect sense. The part that kinda got me was the verse two sentences later: "Do not mate with different kinds of animals." I can see the correlation there too, but isn't that pretty darn close to the arguments people use for racism??? How could I justify something like that to someone?
BTW to anyone - the more blogs/comments during this time the better. Reading 100 or so pages of Moses' laws definitely isn't the most exciting. This is my first time reading through the whole Bible and I am going all the way. :-)
Good question Erika- people have used this concept to justify racism over the years. That was definitely a wrong application of the scriptures. Paul is pretty clear in 2 Corinthians 6:14 that the issue is our spiritual loyalties. Your culture, or race is definitely different than the devotion you choose.
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