Numbers 21:4 KJV
And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
A few days ago a friend of mine posted a pro-life picture on Facebook. While most of those who responded were positive, and the one post that was negative was posted in a very kind manner, still there was in that one post a doubt about the value of a human life under certain circumstances. The circumstance mentioned was a pregnancy as a result of incest. This one reasoned that certainly we would not consider that a life that should be brought into this world. Certainly it would be permissible to kill that little baby before it breathes fresh air.
It occurred to me that both Edom and Moab, though the product of incest, both grew into substantial nations. Though their conception was due to extraordinary sin, still their lives amounted to something major.
When Israel wandered the wilderness and came to the land of Edom, they offered to pay for anything they used as they passed through and were refused. In that case, Moses went around. But when they came to the land of the Amorites and Sihon refused the same offer, Israel defeated them and took their land. The difference was that, though Edom was born out of incest, he was still born a relative to Abraham. God placed value in Him. And let's not bring up why it was acceptable to destroy the one. That is an entirely different issue and has no place in this argument.
So the answer is simple; all human life has meaning and purpose. Even if that life was conceived in extraordinarily sinful or wicked circumstances, the life itself is a human life and no man has the right to take it.
And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
A few days ago a friend of mine posted a pro-life picture on Facebook. While most of those who responded were positive, and the one post that was negative was posted in a very kind manner, still there was in that one post a doubt about the value of a human life under certain circumstances. The circumstance mentioned was a pregnancy as a result of incest. This one reasoned that certainly we would not consider that a life that should be brought into this world. Certainly it would be permissible to kill that little baby before it breathes fresh air.
It occurred to me that both Edom and Moab, though the product of incest, both grew into substantial nations. Though their conception was due to extraordinary sin, still their lives amounted to something major.
When Israel wandered the wilderness and came to the land of Edom, they offered to pay for anything they used as they passed through and were refused. In that case, Moses went around. But when they came to the land of the Amorites and Sihon refused the same offer, Israel defeated them and took their land. The difference was that, though Edom was born out of incest, he was still born a relative to Abraham. God placed value in Him. And let's not bring up why it was acceptable to destroy the one. That is an entirely different issue and has no place in this argument.
So the answer is simple; all human life has meaning and purpose. Even if that life was conceived in extraordinarily sinful or wicked circumstances, the life itself is a human life and no man has the right to take it.
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