{"id":4173,"date":"2013-07-08T00:05:43","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T07:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=4173"},"modified":"2013-07-07T21:33:24","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T04:33:24","slug":"the-split-baby-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2013\/07\/08\/the-split-baby-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"The Split Baby Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wisdom counts on the power of love. <\/p>\n

One day two prostitutes appeared in Solomon\u2019s court, together with a single baby. Each woman claimed to be the baby\u2019s mother, spinning a sad story that they had both given birth to a baby, but that one night, one of the babies had died. The woman whose infant had died (apparently of SIDS\u2014this is one of the earliest examples in literature of the still mysterious illness) had taken the dead baby and switched it with the one still living. The next morning, the woman whose infant had been switched, was at first beside herself with grief, but then realized, upon examination, that it wasn\u2019t even her baby. Now she demanded Solomon do something, but of course the other woman told the opposite tale. Solomon listened to them argue back and forth, and then came to a decision: \u201cget me a sword and I\u2019ll split the child; each woman can have half.\u201d
\nOne of the two women broke down in tears and begged Solomon to go ahead and give the baby to the other woman. In contrast, the other woman expressed agreement with Solomon\u2019s suggestion.
\nSolomon immediately issued his ruling: “The weeping woman is the infant’s mother. Give the baby to her.”<\/p>\n

\tOnly a fool underestimates the power of love. In the Song of Songs, the author writes that:<\/p>\n

Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away.
\nIf one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned. (Song of Songs 8:7)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tIf a madman put a gun to your head and told you to stop loving your daughter or he\u2019d pull the trigger, would you be able to comply? Would you do it for a million dollars? Love cannot be turned off like water from a spigot. There is no way of undoing the gift of one\u2019s heart to another.<\/p>\n

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