abomination <\/em>appear in scripture? So, I went on a hunt.<\/p>\nIn the NIV the word appears only 8 times [3 times in the Christian Narrative and 5 times in the Hebrew Narrative], in the MSG it appears 15 times [once in Revelations and the rest in the Hebrew Narrative], in the NASB it appears 109 times [104 times in the Christian Narrative and 5 times in the Hebrew Narrative] and in the KJV it appears 148 times [142 times in the Christian Narrative and 6 times in the Hebrew Narrative]. While in the RSV the word abomination<\/em> is used 134 times [only 4 times in the Christian Narrative].<\/p>\nLet\u2019s face it, in the Hebrew Narrative there are a lot of things considered an abomination<\/em>, a lot of things. Shell fish or any kind, blended fabrics, pride, lying, cheating, robbery, murder, adultery, charging interest, and injustice to the poor and foreigners are all considered an abominations. So, I guess my question is, why focus on marriage rights and equity<\/em>? If we truly took all of the law seriously we should be boycotting Popeye\u2019s, TJ Max, Bankers, Lawyers, and our immigration policies. Come to think of it, we should all be holding mass protests at Red Lobster\u00a0and covering it with prayer. I have tried to ask my Evangelical and Fundamentalist [E&F<\/em>] Why the \u201cpicking and choosing?\u201d To be honest with you, their answers have not been very convincing. You see, they have created a formula where they can violate any law in the Hebrew Narrative they desire by simply moving it from place to place. Here is how it has been explained to me:<\/p>\nFor the E&F the Law in the Hebrew Narrative is broken down into three sections; moral, civil, and ceremonial [which is interesting because modern\u00a0Biblical Scholarship \u2013 Hebrew Scholars \u2013 have six sections to compose the body of the Torah, but that\u2019s another article]. What the E&F crowd has determined is that when Jesus speaks of fulfilling the law, it was only concerning the civil and ceremonial laws and not the moral law; so, for them, the moral law still stands. In other words, we are required to follow the Hebrew Moral Law. Which works out great for the E&F, because it allows them to determine which Law must be followed [arbitrarily I might add] and those they do not have to follow. For example, for them the dietary rules would be seen as \u201cceremonial\u201d and would no longer need to be followed. This idea leaves me with many questions: Is there not a \u201cmoral\u201d side to the dietary laws? Why would the moral side of the law not be followed? If God saw them as an abomination <\/em>in the Hebrew Narrative would it not still be an abomination<\/em>? Did God change God\u2019s mind? Did God decide that those ceremonial and dietary rules were no longer an abomination<\/em>?<\/p>\nThe Hebrew word Tow`ebah<\/em> is translated as abominable, abominable act, abomination, abominations, detestable, detestable act, detestable thing, detestable things, loathsome, object of loathing<\/em>. I keep hearing our more E&F cousins shouting about an \u201cabomination in the eyes of God.\u201d This got me thinking \u2013 and yes, that can be dangerous \u2013 What does God say is an abomination? Here is a short list of some of the abominations<\/em> in the Hebrew Narrative:<\/p>\nUnclean things (Lev. 7:21 and Isa. 66:17)<\/p>\n
Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales<\/p>\n
The fat from ox, sheep, or goat<\/p>\n
Cheating (Mic. 6:10)<\/p>\n
Lost souls (Rev. 21:8)<\/p>\n
A proud look (Pro. 6:16-17)<\/p>\n
A lying tongue (Pro. 6:17; 12:22)<\/p>\n
Hands that shed innocent blood ((Pro. 6:17)<\/p>\n
A wicked scheming heart (Pro. 6:18)<\/p>\n
A sower of discord (Pro. 6:19)<\/p>\n
Wickedness (Pro. 8:7)<\/p>\n
A false balance or scale (Pro. 11:1)<\/p>\n
The proud of heart (Pro. 16:5)<\/p>\n
Justifying the wicked (Pro. 17:15)<\/p>\n
Condemning the just (Pro. 17:15)<\/p>\n
Re-marriage of former companion (Dt. 24:1-4)<\/p>\n
Cheating others (Dt. 25:13-16)<\/p>\n
Robbery (Ezek. 18: 6-13)<\/p>\n
Murder (Ezek. 18: 6-13)<\/p>\n
Adultery (Ezek. 18: 6-13)<\/p>\n
Oppression of others, particularly the poor or vulnerable (Ezek. 18: 6-13)<\/p>\n
Violence (Ezek. 18: 6-13)<\/p>\n
Lending with interest to a brother (Ezek. 18: 6-13)<\/p>\n
Hardness of heart (Ezek. 18: 6-13)<\/p>\n
Injustice (Ezek. 18: 6-13)<\/p>\n
Incest (Lev. 19: 6-30)<\/p>\n
Eating Leftovers (Leviticus 19:7)<\/p>\n
Checking Your Horoscope (Deuteronomy 18:10-12)<\/p>\n
Burning Incense (Isaiah 1:13)<\/p>\n
Cheating at Business (Deuteronomy 25:13-16)<\/p>\n
Arrogance (Proverbs 16:5)<\/p>\n
Oppressing the poor and needy, etc. (Ezekiel 18:10-13)<\/p>\n
Interesting, all of those fall into the idea of what the F&E would see as the \u201cmoral law\u201d \u2013 yet, I hear no one on the E&F side screaming about any of them. What say you?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>The other day I received a Facebook message from a pastor informing me that I was \u201cnot right with God\u201d because I support the idea that all humans equal; I know, silly me. In his message, he must have used the word abomination<\/em> about a million times; well, not a million times, but you get the idea. This got me thinking, how many times does the word abomination <\/em>appear in scripture? So, I went on a hunt.<\/p>\n