i’m not sure if your bible talked about this issue !!! , i hope if you can help me
I’d be happy too.
in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament, the lives of the prophets were gravely distorted. Lies were told about them to such an extent that they were no longer examples of righteousness but examples of corruption!
I’m sorry, but there is no evidence of this. Any where. Not until the coming of Muslim apologetics does any one even conceive of this notion. No one offers anything different in rabbinical tradition, unwritten Jewish tradition, as well as the apostles of Christ (who I must remind everyone, once again,
never accused the Jews of tarnishing scripture).
For example, Prophet Lot is portrayed as having become drunk with his daughters and committing incest with them! Prophet David is portrayed as lusting after a man’s wife, committing adultery with her and sending her husband off to the front lines of the battle to be killed! As for Prophet Solomon, he is portrayed as worshipping idols in his old age!!!
None of those men are, or ever were, prophets. Lot was merely family to Abraham, whereas David and Solomon were kings. The Bible is consistent in differentiating between prophets, judges, kings, etc. I think this is why it is often difficult to discuss Biblical passages or stories with Muslims, because the Muslim (through no personal fault of their own) comes to the Bible with preconceived notions implanted in them by the Koran; namely the confusion as to regards of who a “prophet” is.
In regards to flawed men in the service of God, such as David (who later repented, by the way), it is true that they had flaws. The fact is, we all have flaws. I understand that it is a Muslim belief that all prophets were in the perfect relationship with God and were spiritual “supermen,” but this is far from the case. The prophets, kings and judges were all normal individuals like us. Yes, they were spiritually and theologically sound, but that doesn’t mean they did not have struggles. Even Elijah, one of the greatest of the prophets, at one point felt that he was the last faithful man in all of Israel (1 Kings 19).
For evidence of these struggles, read the Psalms, many of which were written by David himself: they are full of times when the faithful person feels a lack of faith, or feels that God has completely isolated Himself from the people. These are prayers for the faithful at such times. They are meant to give strength. In fact, they are evidence of holy men feeling, at times, temptation and despair.
And thank God for it, for it is far more fitting and commendable that God would allow common men with imperfections to do His bidding. This means that God can even use us to be tools for His will. This is what is so beautiful about moments in the Bible such as where Isaiah, coming in the presence of the Lord, immediately said, “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips” (Isaiah 6:5), or the moment where St. Peter witnesses the miracle of the fishnets and immediately says to Christ, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!” (Luke 5:8). God uses us for His love despite our sins, and loves us despite our occasional lack of faith. The prophets are examples of this that remind us that we are never really alone. If they were 100% perfect individuals, they would be no source of inspiration.
