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Mutation of the body. I once saw a video on you tube. This guy was reading from the Quran but inside the Quran was a bible. He was in fact quoting from the bible and interviewing Christians about what they thought about this verse : Then you shall cut off her hand, your eye shall not pity her. (Deuteronomy 25:12) Thinking it was from the Quran, those Christians were all speaking negatively about the Quran. Middle east culture Mutation of the body was very common in ancient time. David cut off Goliath head. 2 Samuel 4:12 David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up. This is our beloved David. The bible is written within the context of the history and of the culture of that day. When the OT was written this was the ancient laws at that time: However the difference between the Quran and the Torah is that this Law was given to the judge to administer. The Torah put a limit on the extent of mutation a judge or a king could administer: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth (Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Deuteronomy 19:24). The punishment must fit the crime and not be excessive. If you have taken an eye, your punishment must be limited to an eye. In this way, the Law protected both parties. The innocent party is fairly compensated. It protected the evil doer, his punishment is limited to his crime, it can’t be too lenient, and it can’t be too severe. But with the Quran, a man who is hungry may steal a loaf of bread and they would cut off his hand for stealing. This punishment is too severe for the offense he has committed. missed opportunity to be a witness This video went viral on you tube. This is what happened when christian don't know their bible. They missed the opportunity to be a witness on how righteous the Laws of the bible are compared to that of the Quran. another example is with revenge killing. revenge killing is very common in middle east culture. But with the bible, God placed cities of refuge throughout the land of Israel to protect the innocent party from the avenger of blood. https://worshipwarriorsministry.com.au/