Genesis 15

¤ “So shall thy seed be.” It seems like this line injects prophecy about things that have already happened by the time it was written.

¤ God demands animal sacrifice. Arbitrary and cruel.

¤ This burning lamp passage is odd. It seems like a comet but sounds like a crashing plane. What is this all about?

Genesis 16

¤ Abraham commits adultery and also sleeps with a slave/servant who, I guess has no choice in the matter?

¤ God encourages a slave to return to her master.

¤ If god can intervene why not just make Sarai get pregnant?

Genesis 17

¤ Another land promise, the only real promise here is never-ending war in the Middle East.

¤ It’s ridiculous that god would care one way or the other about foreskin. It’s arbitrary and stupid. First god makes man in his image, then he commands that the foreskin be snipped off. Surely you would think god would have more important things to worry about rather than dwelling on the state of people’s penises. One of the most laughable moments in the bible if you ask me.

Genesis 18

¤ The lord is being described like an invisible person walking around on the earth.

¤ Abraham is begging for god to have mercy, and god seems less just than man.

Genesis 19

¤ Why does god need angels to spy for him if he knows everything?

¤ Again, like the flood, god doesn’t explain his expectations or try to help anyone other than his prophet. He just massacres like a faceless monster, because god in the bible IS a monster.

¤ Why a pillar of salt? Why not pepper?

¤ In 33-34 Abraham’s daughters get him drunk until he passes out and then proceed to date rape him. Did I mention that they are his daughters? Nice morals bible. Gee, I’m sure learning some great family values.

Genesis 20

¤ Abraham is married to his half sister: nice morals, bible.

¤ This story is incredibly unjust:

¤ God toys with Abimelech’s mind and threatens to kill him.

¤ Abraham tells half truths, behaves as a coward and a liar.

¤ Just another absurd story about a cruel god.