Thoughts on "Female Captives" taken from Deuteronomy 21:10-14...
Upon reading this section I was reflecting that God's command was in no way "a command to do" inasmuch a regulation based on foreknowledge of what God knew the wicked intents of the heart would move men to do! God knows the sinful heart of man, therefore for the sake of the women and their self-dignity, God warned Israel by regulating their behavior so that they would not give into the impulses of their flesh! History shows time and again, that women effected by war and invading armies are treated as objects of abuse. God in no way intends for such brutal treatment, therefore a shaved head, a month to mourn, and descent attire for a month would be sufficient time for a man to be free of sexual impulse furthermore allow the women to see that there was something unique about the God of Israel. To see He is a God of love, a God of care, a God of dignity. So many would read this section of scripture and assume that God is somehow a brutal God and this is based on the fallacy that humans are inherently good. On the contrary, God is good, man is evil, therefore in order to assure people do not destroy and degrade one other, God has to step in to regulate. Such regulations in the Bible actually show us how sinful we are at the same time revealing how good God is!
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