[TheRealThing]

I only used the old testament because that's where most of his quotes was from.

[B]If he is going to follow some of the old testament then shouldn't he have to abide by all of it[/B]?

No not necessarily. Ancient Israel was a theocracy. God dealt with Israel in several ways, through His prophets, through the various Kings and through the church, which interpreted God's laws in lieu of the prophets for example. As one might imagine, arguing with God is a non-starter and as demonstrated in the text you asked about, rather non negotiable.

All three scripture references that you asked about occurred way prior to the appearance of Israel's first King, Saul. And therefore, at that time the people were governed by the hand of God through the prophets. And, as in the case of the way God dealt with Pharaoh through Moses, God does not accept no for an answer. (even though He did give Pharaoh nine chances to comply before He delivered His final Judgment)

By the time the various kings and church authorities led the nation, some flexibility was involved, albeit a flexibility that none the less cost Israelites a price. That's part of what's missing in the societies of today. Folks of all nations have a really hard time surrendering to any authority, not God, not the state, not even their own fathers. As the result of mankind's rebellion before God, he is staring at his own demise economically, socially and spiritually. Hence the war being fought in the chambers of government and the courts of this land.

Today, modern man foolishly believes he has outgrown the idea of God having all but declared Him of no import at all. Romans 1:21-22 (KJV)
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
And we find ourselves debating whether it is right to legalize gay marriage, making it the law of the land. Thereby giving credibility to sexual acts God has plainly called out as abominations in His eyes, and for which judgment, is surely headed our way. God burned all traces of Sodom and Gomorrah from off the face of the earth for the sin of 'men working with men that which is unseemly', namely homosexuality. And to think that the SCOTUS may be soon taking the matter up to rule on the merits. :please: That is why it is necessary for man to have limits set by God almighty. Man's bent for "change" has escalated of late to become a full blown lemming rush toward the abyss. We have debated whether the redefinition of marriage would stop with the legalizing of gay marriage. Some on here pooh-pooh the notion that anybody would ever demand the right of interfamily marriage, sons and moms, bothers and sisters. That kind of thing would happen and worse, and history is replete with examples from the Pharaohs, to Caligula, to modern day man. I mean, the US legal code to this day has a full compliment of incest laws.

It is way far past time for the church to oppose the madness and frankly, make some enemies. After all, Satan is the one pulling the strings and he is certainly the adversary of every Christian.