God Hates Dogs And the People Who Love And Raise Them!
No other animal is as detested more in the Bible then the dog. Even when compared to swine, dogs fall at the bottom having the most contempt and disgust of all the animals ever created by God (though I do wonder why God created something He detested in the first place)! Even the Talking Snake in the Garden of Eden didn't do enough to hurt its own species to earn Gods eternal hatred as the dog.
In Proverbs 20:11 we are told that a dog will return and eat its own vomit. In 1 Kings 14: 11; 16: 4; 21: 23 – 24; 2 Kings 9: 10, 36; and in Jeremiah 15:3 dogs are portrayed as scavenges that will eat human flesh and lick up human blood. Dogs are also view in the New Testament as debased of all animals. Jesus refers to Gentiles as dogs. It’s little wonder why God wants nothing placed in the offering plate as a tithe or offering from the profit of a dog. Since dogs are so well loved as family pets in the west (especially Europe and America), some modern Bibles have completely mistranslated Deuteronomy 23: 18 (23: 19 in the MT text) to make God appear fair and reasonable to dog lovers. First let’s look at how this verse has been correctly translated:
A. “You shall not bring the wages of a harlot, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD your God . . .” King James Version
B. “thou dost not bring a gift of a whore, or a price of a dog, into the house of Jehovah thy God, for any vow; for the abomination of Jehovah thy God are even both of them.” Young's Literal Translation
C. “You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the wages of a dog, into the house of Yahweh your God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination to Yahweh your God.” World English Bible
D. “Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the wages of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.” Revised English Bible
E. “Thou shalt not offer the hire of a strumpet, nor the price of a dog, in the house of the Lord thy God, whatsoever it be that thou hast vowed: because both these are an abomination to the Lord thy God.” Douay-Rheims Bible
F. "You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a dog into the house of the LORD your God . . .” New American Standard Bible
Now let’s look at how the verse has been mistranslated:
A. “You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute into the house of the LORD . . .” New International Version (1984)
B. “When you are bringing an offering to fulfill a vow, you must not bring to the house of the LORD your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man or a woman, for both are detestable to the LORD your God.” New Living Translation (2007)
C. “Never bring gifts or money earned by prostitution into the house of the LORD your God as an offering you vowed to give. These earnings are disgusting to the LORD your God.” GOD'S WORD® Translation (1995)
In conclusion, God (and Jesus) hates dogs. Throughout the Bible – from the Torah to the final New Testament Book of Revelation - God detests dogs with as a creation gone wrong.
Exegesis of Deuteronomy 23: 18
(For anyone who wants to argue that the “dog” in this verse is a male prostitute (As SR Driver has done in his ICC Commentary on Deuteronomy) let’s see your proof.)
. . . לא־תביא . . . ומחיר כלב(MT)
οὐ προσοίσεις . . . οὐδὲ ἄλλαγμα κυνὸς εἰς τὸν οἶκον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου (LXX)
כלב = dog = κυνὸς
מחי= price is confirmed in 2 Samuel 24: 24; 1 Kings 10: 28; 21, 21: 2; Isaiah 45: 13, 55:1; Micah 3: 11;Psalm 44:12; Proverbs 27: 26 and Job 28: 15.
שכר= wages, to hire
Wages are actively earned by a human factor while animals and land can only be bought and sold for a price. Thus, the use of שכר is the term used when Leah states : “God has given me my wages . . .” (Genesis 30: 18) And again, when Laban asks Jacob to tell him how much is owned in wages (שכר )(Genesis 30: 28).
While the harlot (זונה) has an earning / a reward (נתאה): See also Micah 1: 7; and Isaiah 23:17.
Harry McCall
In Proverbs 20:11 we are told that a dog will return and eat its own vomit. In 1 Kings 14: 11; 16: 4; 21: 23 – 24; 2 Kings 9: 10, 36; and in Jeremiah 15:3 dogs are portrayed as scavenges that will eat human flesh and lick up human blood. Dogs are also view in the New Testament as debased of all animals. Jesus refers to Gentiles as dogs. It’s little wonder why God wants nothing placed in the offering plate as a tithe or offering from the profit of a dog. Since dogs are so well loved as family pets in the west (especially Europe and America), some modern Bibles have completely mistranslated Deuteronomy 23: 18 (23: 19 in the MT text) to make God appear fair and reasonable to dog lovers. First let’s look at how this verse has been correctly translated:
A. “You shall not bring the wages of a harlot, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD your God . . .” King James Version
B. “thou dost not bring a gift of a whore, or a price of a dog, into the house of Jehovah thy God, for any vow; for the abomination of Jehovah thy God are even both of them.” Young's Literal Translation
C. “You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the wages of a dog, into the house of Yahweh your God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination to Yahweh your God.” World English Bible
D. “Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the wages of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.” Revised English Bible
E. “Thou shalt not offer the hire of a strumpet, nor the price of a dog, in the house of the Lord thy God, whatsoever it be that thou hast vowed: because both these are an abomination to the Lord thy God.” Douay-Rheims Bible
F. "You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a dog into the house of the LORD your God . . .” New American Standard Bible
Now let’s look at how the verse has been mistranslated:
A. “You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute into the house of the LORD . . .” New International Version (1984)
B. “When you are bringing an offering to fulfill a vow, you must not bring to the house of the LORD your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man or a woman, for both are detestable to the LORD your God.” New Living Translation (2007)
C. “Never bring gifts or money earned by prostitution into the house of the LORD your God as an offering you vowed to give. These earnings are disgusting to the LORD your God.” GOD'S WORD® Translation (1995)
In conclusion, God (and Jesus) hates dogs. Throughout the Bible – from the Torah to the final New Testament Book of Revelation - God detests dogs with as a creation gone wrong.
Exegesis of Deuteronomy 23: 18
(For anyone who wants to argue that the “dog” in this verse is a male prostitute (As SR Driver has done in his ICC Commentary on Deuteronomy) let’s see your proof.)
. . . לא־תביא . . . ומחיר כלב(MT)
οὐ προσοίσεις . . . οὐδὲ ἄλλαγμα κυνὸς εἰς τὸν οἶκον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου (LXX)
כלב = dog = κυνὸς
מחי= price is confirmed in 2 Samuel 24: 24; 1 Kings 10: 28; 21, 21: 2; Isaiah 45: 13, 55:1; Micah 3: 11;Psalm 44:12; Proverbs 27: 26 and Job 28: 15.
שכר= wages, to hire
Wages are actively earned by a human factor while animals and land can only be bought and sold for a price. Thus, the use of שכר is the term used when Leah states : “God has given me my wages . . .” (Genesis 30: 18) And again, when Laban asks Jacob to tell him how much is owned in wages (שכר )(Genesis 30: 28).
While the harlot (זונה) has an earning / a reward (נתאה): See also Micah 1: 7; and Isaiah 23:17.
Harry McCall
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