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Originally posted by paw-paw:
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Originally posted by Bill Gray:
Paw suggests that this is incest. No, for God did not institute the law of incest until the time of Moses. For about 2500 years, there was no such restriction as we know incest today. However, we do know that the effect of interrelated marriages will eventually corrupt the gene pool -- so, God made changes in the way people married and had children. But, until the time of Moses -- no incest, no incest laws.
Hi Bill, I just started this thread to make sure you read it since the "Wives in the bible" thread had grown to over 2 pages. Since you do not like to wade through the "spitting contest" as you call them, perhaps you can help me with the following taken from your post.
From this explanation, are we to assume That there were no problems with genetics for 2500 years? That defies all medical and scientific possibilities. It's still incest however you try to slip and slide with your answer. Or does "eventually" equal 2500 years?
Hi Paw,
No, I never said that it did not eventually present a problem. I said that, until God gave the Law to Moses, there were no laws against siblings intermarrying. Since God began the creation of mankind with only one couple, there were not too many other options. Of course, God could have created two couples, Adam and Eve, Jack and Suzy, and then that would not have been a problem. However, for His own reasons God did not do it this way -- and who am I to argue with God?
Yet, God seeing that the intermarrying would lead to problems in the gene pool of humans -- put a stop to the intermarrying in the time of Moses. You might view this slow corruption of the gene pool like the person who, over a long period of time, is slowing ingesting small amounts of arsenic. Initially, it may not have any effect; but, then it begins to cause illnesses -- and, if not stopped and reversed, eventually the build up will cause death. God stopped the intermarrying and reversed the corruption of the human gene pool by giving Moses the Law which included laws against incest.
I pray that I have cleared up any confusion you may have had -- and that we are on the same page.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill