quote:And, now that you have introduced it into the discussion -- yes, I would include abortion when used as a chosen form of birth control. Thank you for reminding me of this oversight.
Bill, the flat-earth book is pro-abortion.
Although "pro-lifers" deem abortion to be offensive to God, the prophet Hosea was comfortable asking God to induce abortions in the wives of his enemies. "Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb [an abortion] and dry breasts." Hosea 9:14. And from Hosea 9:16 we find, ". . .yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb."
"They will fall by the sword, their infants will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open," Hosea 13:16.
The big abortionist in the sky quite enjoyed watching babies ripped from their mother’s womb. What a guy!
“If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him: and he shall pay as the judges determine,” Exodus 21:22.
Notice that punishment is exclusively on behalf of the husband. In this case, violence has induced a miscarriage. This is not considered a violation of God's law unless the wife is injured. The concern is for the husband's property loss, and he may demand compensation. If the wife is hurt, then "an eye for an eye" justice goes into effect. Neither fetus nor wife has any worth other than the monetary value to the husband; but injury to the wife is considered more serious than the loss of the fetus.