Rape
(Serial rapist: Richard Orval Coym)
I think we can all agree that rape is a disgusting issue to talk about, but there are still many confusions about what the Bible says about rape. What can the Bible teach us about rape? Well for starters as a society we have forgotten the old way to handle rapists and the people they rape. Rape is mentioned several times within the Bible but on this page we will discuss what a woman should do if she is to be raped, and also what should happen to the rapist.
The Scenario
Okay, lets say Sally Smith, is out walking home alone from school.
Sally comes across Jake. Jake has other ideas though..
Sally does the right thing and screams the loudest she can for help. She screams loud enough that the local Pastor can hear her cries. Jake is finished though, and the Pastor comes in between the two to break them apart.
The Pastor tells them both that they both can be saved from Hell even though there was sex out of wedlock. Just read this Bible verse.
Deuteronomy 22
28 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is
not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
29 Then the man that lay with her shall give unto
the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because
he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
(Note: 50 shekels is equal to about 1.25 pounds of silver. A shekel is a weight measurement)
See? If a woman gets raped she can avoid Hell by marrying the man who raped her.
And so the Pastor told the two they could be saved if only Jake gave Sally's father 50 shekels (1.25 pounds) of silver and they married, which they did. If they didn't marry they would be adulterers (sex out of wedlock) and surely go to Hell. And everyone lived happily ever after,
THE END!
What would happen if Sally didn't scream for help?
Deuteronomy 22
23 If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an
husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
24 Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate
of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones
that they die; the damsel, because she cried not,
being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so
thou shalt put away evil from among you.
Stone them both. If the woman doesn't scream loud enough to be heard by someone, they she obviously enjoys being raped and both deserve to be stoned to death.
A lot of people rape women in war? Are there any acceptions to this where it is allowed?
Of course! You can rape women in war and never go to Hell, that's the Christian way! In fact you can make people your slaves too! Just make sure that BEFORE you attack you offer them to have a unconditional surrender. If they don't surrender you can do the following:
Deuteronomy 20
10 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight
against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace,
and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein
shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will
make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
13 And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into
thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
14 But the women, and the little ones, and the
cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take
unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy
God hath given thee.
But wait! There's more!
Deuteronomy 21
10 When thou goest forth to war against thine
enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou
hast taken them captive,
11 And seest among the captives a beautiful woman,
and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
12 Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house,
and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
13 And she shall put the raiment of her captivity
from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her
mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her
husband, and she shall be thy wife.
14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her,
then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all
for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled
her.
Even Moses himself approved of these actions in war:
Numbers 31
7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the
LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest
of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba,
five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
9 And the children of Israel took all the women of
Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle,
and all their flocks, and all their goods.
10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they
dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey,
both of men and of beasts.
12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and
the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the
children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan
near Jericho.
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the
princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the
host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came
from the battle.
15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the
women alive?
16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel,
through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter
of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little
ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
18 But all the women children,
that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
See? Doesn't God just rock?!