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| Lessons of Sodom |
| 2023-11-06 |
| [IsraelNationalNews] It sounds strange to our modern ears that our father Avraham, in trying to understand G-d’s justice in destroying the city of Sodom, failed to ask the most important question: "surely there are innocent civilians in Sodom, women and children? How can You kill the innocent along with the guilty?" Instead, Avraham focused on the existence and number of righteous people in Sodom and stopped his inquiries when even ten righteous men could not be found. The absence of righteous people defines a city and its moral worth far more than do disingenuous assertions about the presence of "innocent civilians," whose innocence is assumed but far from proven. But are there ten righteous people in Gaza — ten individuals whose moral code and ethical commitments are so refined that somehow that wretched place should be spared the natural consequences due to the perpetrators (and supporters) of the worst atrocities against Jews since the Holocaust? I have seen no evidence of that. |
| Posted by:Grom the Reflective |
| #11 Don't forget Lot with his wife and children. The wife dies from the pyroclastic flow, the daughters are inseminated by Lot, a good man. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-11-06 22:49 |
| #10 Many contemporary commentators say that Abraham was figuring how many righteous people would be needed to 'reform' Sodom. That contrasts with the story of Noah where God separated the few righteous and destroyed the rest. Also, ultimately, God had to use the 'save only the righteous' method on Sodom also. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2023-11-06 19:41 |
| #9 Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius. |
| Posted by: KBK 2023-11-06 16:55 |
| #8 No, I think LA is still there. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-11-06 16:31 |
| #7 Or was that a ooops in the targeting? Splash damage |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-11-06 14:12 |
| #6 What about Gomorrah? Does anyone commit Gomorrahy? Or was that a ooops in the targeting? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-11-06 13:25 |
| #5 ^ They infiltrated the extended car warranty spammers' systems? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-11-06 12:31 |
| #4 Of course there are righteous in Gaza. And all are spying for Israel — how else could Israel have called tens of thousands of cell phones to warn their owners to go to southern Gaza to get away from the invasion? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-11-06 12:28 |
| #3 ^ Hahahahahahahahahhahahhahahahhahhaaaaaa.... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-11-06 11:08 |
| #2 The point is, since Gazans don't abide by our rules - they're not entitled to the protection of these rules. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-11-06 11:06 |
| #1 But are there ten righteous people in Gaza Cute story. Doesn't consider population density. Prob need tens of thousands now. And there aren't. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-11-06 10:27 |