Jesus had an angel announce his birth from a virgin. Three magi followed a star on God's command to witness it. What about that could be mistaken for natural?
Yes, but from the age of 12-30, he was a carpenter in his father's shop and lived such an uneventful life that no one even bothered to record it. The same appears to have been true of his life from age 8 days to 12 years.
No, a rational person would start to question the validity of the book they're reading. This is a plot hole man and if it's factual, it shouldn't HAVE plot holes.
That simply makes no sense. If God was speaking to Moses, there would be no reason for the 2 million people to hear what he said. Since the message was not intended for them all to hear, why would you assume they would all hear it. You and I are having a discussion in this thread. Do you therefore assume that EVERY SINGLE PERSON in this website is going to be privy to what we are saying to each other?
If they didn't hear what God said, how did they hear God speak?
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Your analogy sucks. All 2 million people WERE THERE TO HEAR GOD! Not everyone on this website wants to hear what we have to say but guess what: they could. Every single one of them could visit this thread and see what we say.
You are literally proving that God did NOT speak to all 2 million Jews. You realize that right?
I hear people speak every day without hearing exactly what they say. In a crowd of 2 million people? Think about it! If I am on a busy street corner in any American Midwestern city of your choice (I'll pick Omaha, just because I don't live there, but I have been there), and I just stand there, and watch and listen to people, I will hear plenty of people speak. But in many, perhaps even most, cases, I won't hear exactly what they say to each other, or anything of what they say, for that matter.
Now, assuming the crowd of 2 million was dead fucking silent, and it probably was, that still doesn't imply that everybody heard what the Lord said. Some of them might have, and most probably would not have. And remember, MOSES was writing this shit down. No one else was. These were former slaves. I expect they didn't know how to read or write any language. In fact, one wonders what language they even spoke? Hebrew? Egyptian? A bastardised version of both? And what did God speak to Moses? Hebrew? Egyptian? I expect Hebrew. Could the people even UNDERSTAND what God said to Moses? Moses was a learned man, having been raised as a Prince of Egypt. The others? Not so much. The Levites probably had more knowledge than the others, but how much, as slaves?
So there are so many variables involved in this subject that you can hardly come up with a straightforward answer. And anyone who tries to just proves themselves to be a schmuck. And I say that knowing that it applies to either side of the argument.
The Creator turned a city to salt along with its inhabitants and called for the genocide of all current and future Amalekites, babies included. He also, just to prove a point watched with interest as Abraham almost murdered his son then at the last minute, after Abe had all but done the deed, and no doubt felt the cruel irony of the act, says "kidding!"
I am not sure why you think him above terrible, reprehensible commandments, for I cannot see it myself.
I don't see that turning Sodom and Gomorrah into salt were a bad idea myself. They were guilty of the most wicked and vile behaviours known to man, then and now. The commandment regarding the Amalekites cannot be performed today, as there are none, so that is irrelevant. The closest thing to them that we have are the "Palestinians" who are in part descended from them, but also have other Canaanite heritage (as they themselves proudly acknowledge), so they don't fall under the ban.
Regarding the issue of Abraham and Isaac, scholars and Rabbis much smarter than either of us have wrestled with that one for centuries. The best explanation that I have yet heard is that it was a test of Abraham's faith, and possibly even Isaac's. In fact, the end result of it was that human sacrifice was forbidden in Judaism completely, although there was one incidence where it did occur, namely, during the judgeship of Jephtha (sp?). But this was directly contrary to the will of God.