I do not believe for one moment that the Lord our G-d is cruel and sadistic, but I cannot understand the verses below, perhaps someone can help me.
Thank you.
Edwin.
Deu 25:11 "If two men fight together, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and puts out her hand and seizes him by the genitals,
Deu 25:12 "then you shall cut off her hand; your eye shall not pity her.