Disobediance

I have an answer to part of Dr. Sexson's question today on why X is punished so much: Disobediance.

Throughout much of the Pentateuch God is laying down laws, from "Don't eat of the tree" to "put the seat down when you're done" (well, not quite). The point is, there are these rules, and often they don't make sense (though there is certain logic to not eating pork -- it was more likely to carry diseases that would not be cooked out -- or to not peeing on the wall -- it smells), but they're still there. If there is an Authority over someone, one must obey it or suffer the consequences (one does not have to agree to obey).

Why certain similar sins are punished to differing degrees is a more complicated question that has repurcussions I don't know so I won't answer beyond the exciting (and essentially meaningless) answer of "Providence."


I have another faith-based post on the Bible at my other Blog dealing with Biblical origins and the meaning of who wrote what.