Critics of the Bible must be careful not to impose their present-day moral system upon that of an ancient culture found in Scripture and then judge Scripture as though it is inferior to their own subjective morality. The above verses were written 3,000 years ago in a...
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Genesis – Deuteronomy
Women should not wear men’s clothes
Women should not wear men's clothing. This admonition most probably deals with the mandate to maintain the distinctions between male and female functions and roles. "Cross-dressing" seems to be the issue here. The man is not to appear feminine, and the woman is not to...
Stone a rebellious son
If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, 19 then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his home...
Don’t sacrifice an animal with a blemish
Don't sacrifice an animal with a blemish because the sacrifices represented the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, which had to be perfect and pure. Leviticus 22:24, "Also anything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the Lord, or...
Why did the Israelites destroy cities and kill all of the people inside?
The command by God to kill all inside a city is seen by many to be immoral and a demonstration that the Bible is not true. But, we must examine the issue in light of its context - its biblical context - not in light of present-day, non-Christian assumptions. If we...
Why were only the virgins left alive among the Midianites in Numbers 31:17-18?
The Midianite virgins were not killed in Numbers 31:17-18 because they did not participate in the idolatrous sin of Baal at Peor. Let's take a look. "Now, therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately. 18 But all...
Why would God order the destruction of women and children?
Why would God order the destruction of women and children? God is often judgmental in the Old Testament mostly to ensure the arrival of the Messiah. The enemy of the gospel always intended to destroy the people of Israel through whom the Messiah would come. If there...
Why was a man killed for gathering sticks on the Sabbath?
Why would God kill someone for something as insignificant as gathering sticks? Does not seem a little excessive? The issue is that God had commanded the people of Israel to be set apart from the pagan ways of the unbelievers. There were many symbolic gestures that God...
Is a bat a bird?
Is a bat actually a bird, according to the Bible? Leviticus 11:13-19, "These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, 14 and the kite and the falcon in its kind, 15 every raven in its...
Did God speak about sacrifices or not at the Exodus?
Jeremiah says that God did not speak to the early Israelites about sacrifices when He brought them out of Egypt. In Exodus, however, God seems to say a lot about sacrifices. Is this a contradiction? Note the verses: God did speak about sacrifices: Exodus 20:24, "You...