Reasons Why Rape Should Be Avenged by the State

Reasons Why Harassment of a Woman,

and Rape of a Married Woman Should Be Avenged by the State

LUST

Concerning sexual fantasy or lust, there is a critical circumstantial difference between lusting upon a married woman and actually having sex with her because the former does not have a joint physical repercussion as the latter, repentance and confession may alleviate the former. Ill thought only harms the thinker, but his physical aggression of unwarranted sex would cause an irreparable union and destroy a delicate institution between the woman and her husband (Dt. 24:4).

MARRIED WOMAN DEFILEMENT

When illicit sex with a married woman occurs, the situation is much more severe. The chastity of the woman is destroyed and therefore her marriage relationship is destroyed. The one-male cognizance factor no longer exists. When rape of a married woman occurs, the husband is reminded to keep the cleanliness law even as referred to in Dt. 24.4 and would be compelled to put away his innocent and victimized wife. The previous marriage and family relationship of the woman has been destroyed and cannot be repaired. Children suffer due to this. Many times, deteriorating American law doesn't even provide mental and physical damages for homebreaking, defilement and destruction of posterity.

VIRGIN RAPE WITHIN A HEBREW ETHNIC GROUP INVOKED HOMOGENEITY LAW

According to the Old Testament, when rape of a virgin occurs, she is required to marry¹ the rapist. Please acknowledge this rule did not violate the genetic, race prescription in Nu: 36:5-13. Also, note the intolerance of the attempted, inter-racial marriage of Dinah, and the sharing of posterity of Ishmael by Sarah. Racial and cultural homogeneity is expected to be preserved. This sexual assault may have been considered a great loss to the female victim, but if the sexual aggressor was a boyfriend or someone that the father accepted as a good man but just couldn't handle his sexual appetite at the time, he may have been obligated to approve it. Hebrew communities were close knit (homogeneous social conditions) as to giving in marriage among the families of one another. Nevertheless, the father has the authority² to finalize the decision as to marriage according to particular circumstances of seduction.

INCEST

Of course, illegitimate rape such as incest would disallow marriage. Tamar, the lovely daughter of King David was raped by Amnon, her half-brother, and lived a secluded and devastated single life afterward. The put away concubines of David, women whom Absalom defiled, lived as widows (2 Samuel 20.3). Such crimes defile the female, and the male-cognizance factor causes her to live without a husband, at least as long as the offender is alive.

HARASSMENT

However, violations involving fornication at the least give reason for divorce and suffering. From a more profound point of view, if men did not harass or attempt to entice a woman, many cases of immorality would never occur. Many poor or even pitiful but acceptable homes would not be broken. Many young children would not have to grow up in havoc, poverty and family disgrace. The destruction of posterity, physical and psychological damage can be prevented. Therefore, even the lesser offenses such as harassment should also be severely avenged by the state.

Years ago, many state laws in the USA were much more vengeful on offenders, especially the more destructive such as adulterers and rapists. Tyranny has abolished the right of individuals to protect their neighborhood. Illicit sex called for the death penalty³ in the Old Testament. Chastity and enforcement of community protection against unchastity and unwarranted desire is not only a personal requirement of Biblical leadership; it was, and still is a family and community need (video and documentary)

WISDOM AGAINST ENTICEMENT

Young women must learn to be modest and not to over-attract a male. She should not put herself in unwarranted situations such as being alone with a man.

Scripture references:

¹Dt.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.

²Ex. 22:16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

³ Dt. 22:22 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel. 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. 25 But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die: 26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter: 27 For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

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