tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post7864972017933634023..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Voluntary slaveryRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-84551033942558798812015-06-26T13:01:51.484-04:002015-06-26T13:01:51.484-04:00Does God command Joseph to take these actions? I d...Does God command Joseph to take these actions? I don't see explicit, divine endorsement of his decisions (which is to say whether they were morally justifiable depends on other factors).Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784922935749497931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-9627235539131311062015-06-25T23:30:36.647-04:002015-06-25T23:30:36.647-04:00I'm surprised that atheists haven't made a...I'm surprised that atheists haven't made a bigger deal out of Genesis 47. Joseph rescues the Egyptians (and foreigners) from starvation, but at a hefty price. First, he takes their money in exchange for grain (v14), then their livestock (v16), then finally their land and their servitude (v19). I imagine that, to our modern sensibilities it might seem absurd for, say, the Red Cross to swing in to a place like Haiti and demand payment for providing disaster relief.<br /><br />Granted, this is an objection that no one is really raising (as far as I know) but I wonder what you make of it? One thing that comes to mind is that it's one thing to provide temporary relief for a hurricane or flood, but a seven-year drought would be tough to manage. That can take up a lot of resources and there needs to be something available for when the drought ends. That doesn't really answer the issue about the indentured servitude, though. Granted, this is something the Egyptians seem to have volunteered for.Matheteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527032591499860552noreply@blogger.com