Everything Wrong With Deuteronomy 21 in the Bible

We finally get some answers! About dead bodies, and enslaved women, and how to deal with two wives, and how to punish a naughty boy... and it gets worse from there.
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[@Vegan_Ape_2018]

I'm so glad you're so resilient and willing to continue this brutal series. Lol

[@Richard_Nickerson]

You're*

[@Vegan_Ape_2018]

@@Richard_Nickerson thanks 👍🏾

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@Vegan_Ape_2018 👍😎👍

[@johnf536]

I wanted to add my thanks. These readings are solidifying my deconversion.

[@brandoncameron2686]

Can’t wait for the ULTRA VIOLENT book of Judges. That book is just total carnage. Tent pegs/nails through the skull, a character who gets their eyes gouged out, someone gets their head crushed by a rock, a character gets chopped up into multiple peices. The book of Judges is insanely violent.

[@dougt7580]

RE: The character that gets chopped up - that was after she was nearly r*p*d and beaten to death by a mob. And thats just a small taste of the violence to come. The "levite and the concubine" might be the most heartwarming story in the entire big book of barbarian b.s. some call "the bible".

[@proanuubis2546]

Spoilers! dude

[@dougt7580]

​@@proanuubis2546 Eh, that's pretty much just the synopsis that you'd read on the back cover.

[@qbasicmichael]

"In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes." Yeah, judges is good stuff. Basically heroic legends and fairy tales for israel, written much later than the supposed events, as part of the deuteronomistic history. The poem in judges 5 is notable.

[@chriscasperson5927]

Don't forget that the g-meister accepts a human sacrifice in Judges [spoilers]

[@puirYorick]

The misogyny and brutal violence are strong and relentless in this book. I hope that nobody thinks it's a good book.

[@AmityvilleFan]

No. Not "a" good book. But THE Good Book. There is no other "good" book.

[@puirYorick]

@@AmityvilleFan [sarcasm dropped] [sarcasm picked up] 🤣

[@KeriRautenkranz]

This is obviously a new and different usage of the phrase "good book" that I have not previously encountered....

[@puirYorick]

@@KeriRautenkranz Indoctrinated people never grasp the rampant irony in this stuff.

[@KeriRautenkranz]

@@puirYorick Tea: Dropped No Tea: Picked up Tea: Picked up !

[@sadderwhiskeymann]

Ohh, there's no hate like christian love ❤

[@d.l.sosnik2135]

but it is the jews who most live by the tenets of the Old Testament. Orthodox jewish women are expected to shave their heads when married and they are put through a particular grooming process prior to marriage.

[@DJ-73]

​@@d.l.sosnik2135 yea but you don't have the Jews street preaching, someone out trying to preach to you and getting you to believe in Jesus and if you don't, you will burn in hell forever. You're not bombarded with commercials and billboards about Jesus.

[@tim37857]

were no Chritians then...likes another 1000s years before the first Christian

[@quintinallen5937]

That is the perfect line!!

[@douglas9607]

I'll take a T-shirt with that.

[@rcblazer]

How romantic. "Hey baby, I know I killed your whole family when we invaded your city, but you're my wife now! Shave your head, strip down, and get in line with my OTHER wives!"

[@visaman]

Moses was the original OG!

[@smallishbear5956]

The verses never say the husband forces the wife to do this. Please don’t take the Bible out of context.

[@rcblazer]

@@smallishbear5956 Would YOU want to marry the barbarian who slaughtered your entire family (possibly right in front of you) after being taken as their prisoner?

[@PassivesAbseits]

The whole "You have to wait for a month, before you can have sex with that captured hottie" is actually kind of interesting. Because that means, she will have had her period, which is like the only way to secure, that the child she might carry is definitely yours and not from her decapitated husband from the town you raided. I just mention this, to point out, that they did actually have a bit of understanding of how certain things works. And to clarify, that it isn't a "let the women mourn for a month", but a "secure your heir is actually yours" rule.

[@dougt7580]

Good catch, and this theme appears several times where are the rules on sexuality are pretty explicitly so that you can ensure the progeny of your breeding stock.....eeerrrr....wives are actually yours.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

I can't believe I hadn't thought of this yet

[@qbasicmichael]

I grew up as one of jehovah's witnesses, and they harmonized the bible. So, they taught that these women were all virgins, because they interpret deuteronomy 20:13-14 based on numbers 31:17-18, and also because it mentions mourning mother, not just father. But they're probably wrong, and you're probably right.

[@laurajarrell6187]

When I read the bible cover to cover, (5 long boring reads! Different ones because I thought it had to be translation problems!) I was a teen, at first. Like in the mid 70s, no internet! I thought it just, once I realized all it said, made no sense and was written by men who wanted to know their children! But the sacrifices, were so out there! And human, too! At first, until the God changes it. Plus others! 🥰✌

[@PassivesAbseits]

@@dougt7580 Well... there was also that other chapter, where they clarified incest without actually mentioning incest. As in: They probably figured out, that sleeping with close relatives leads to disabled children, so they wrote into their holy book, that you can't do, because the Lord forbids it. Amazingly, they left the daughter of that list, but besides that, the list still holds up today. Once you consider, what they did and didn't understand, the book makes a lot more sense. It also makes a lot less sense to use it as the infallible word of a god, that needs to be held up untill today, where we just know so much more.

[@thescoobymike]

Hemant fails to understand that murderous cows were rather common in antiquity. They were well equipped with swords and spears and would go from town to town raiding and pillaging. They even wore gold armor and regalia and were feared by all humans. Some humans even began worshipping them in hopes that the reign of cow terror would stop and they would be shown mercy. This is when Moses came down from the mountain and, with the power of God, destroyed the golden cows and led battles against them. Nowadays cows are mostly docile and we no longer have to fear them like we used to. Hard cows make strong men, strong men make weak cows, weak cows make weak men, weak men mock the people of antiquity who were murdered by strong cows.

[@AnnoyingNewsletters]

Seems legit

[@brunozeigerts6379]

As long as we don't get Cows with Guns.(youtube video.)

[@_S0me__0ne]

Former Christian here; if you recall the crucifixion story, they had to bury the body before sundown. This was for a couple reasons, one of which, i believe, was this passage about being left out to hang overnight.

[@mgfinley4986]

Romans, not Jews, practiced crucifixion. Once nailed to the cross, the body remained until it rotted off.

[@OrichalcumHammer]

Romans did not care about jewish rules and almost all who were crucified stayed crucified. Romans empire occupied and controlled Israel and Jews wanted the world to end because their Jewish king(messiah) and Jewish god were too damn pathetic. Roman Empire only blunder was adopting this religion of the barbaric people under Constantine and giving it the technology, resources and military prowess of an Empire to this ideology. In a way it makes sense Constantinople was permanently lost by Christians to Ottomans when christianity was at its zenith in medieval Europe and now known as Turkey.

[@_S0me__0ne]

@@mgfinley4986 That may well be, and it's possible that the passage is referencing an Egyptian practice, but, regardless, the passage is specifically taking about something concerning Israel would do. Furthermore, Paul and the gospels, I believe, references this passage in relation to Jesus' crucifixion. Secondly, having been a Christian for over forty years I have been well aware of the correlation between this passage and Jesus'crucifixion listening to many sermons on the topic

[@visaman]

​@@mgfinley4986 not in Jesus's case Herod felt guilty, so he let Jesus off the hook.

[@Peter_Scheen]

Conveniently forgetting that a good crucifixion could take days before the condemned died.

[@MasterSpade]

christians = Should we follow those "morals"? Honestly, do yourselves a huge favor = READ the bibles with an OPEN MIND. As you can see from the video, you will be shocked. “Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.” - Isaac Asimov

[@cgmoran91]

True. It was the final step for me.

[@MasterSpade]

@@cgmoran91 -- Were you freed after the first reading? I wasn't. First time I read it, I did so as a Brainwashed christian for a little over 30+ years. Ironically enough, I read it to = "Get closer to our lord and savior". So for the first reading, I was shocked... but still WANTED and NEEDED it to be true. So I did all the Pro style Gymnastics. But by the end, I was getting tired of having to justify all those Contradiction, Errors, and EVIL done by and Commanded by that claimed "All Loving" god. So I prayed to him and told him to help me. After all, it does say many times that "Whoever searches for him WILL find him". Well, I read it again, but that 2nd time with an Open Mind. BOY WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!! I was turned Agnostic. Then after some research, Atheist. I was an Angry Atheist at first because, I don't like being lied to! But, I've am way better off now. Proof that those books lie. It says many times that we WILL find him, and ..... Nothing, Zero, Zip, Zilch, NADA!!! Problem is, most believers never actually READ those books. Instead, they go to their place of worship and have the nice Handpicked parts read TO them. If they truly believe it to be the "Word of god", then why not READ it??? Why? Because deep down they have Fear. Emotions are religions biggest Weapon!! Their biggest gun -- FEAR. “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It is simply too painful to acknowledge -- even to ourselves - that we've been (taken.) so credulous. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back. (So the old bamboozles tend to persist as the new bamboozles rise.)” - Carl Sagan (in other words, when someone is “In Too Deep” they no longer care about the truth. Instead, they care more about keeping that lie/belief alive)

[@tryme3969]

Atheism doesn't have anything to offer but eternal death.

[@rennnnn914]

@@tryme3969 Yep, we don't tend to believe in your fantasy heaven. Sooo, your threat isn't as potent you you think.

[@dasbus9834]

@@tryme3969 Ah, another Christian who's too afraid to face reality and prefers comforting lies 😉

[@allanlarsen3261]

Ahhh, the book of love and compassion. Can't you just feel it? The ability of religious people to cherry pick the stuff they want, and ignore the other 90% of the bible, is astounding.

[@JesusSaves83]

You start from a state of ignorance so it’s not worth clarifying these passages he’s quoting(which is easy to do). But here is what I would ask you. Currently there are around 7 billion or so souls on the planet now, and if I had to guesstimate since the beginning of man there’s probably been at least 50 billion souls that have lived. Here’s the question; has anyone of those billions of souls at any point in there life EVER experience Anything supernatural? Just one supernatural event in the history of the world disproves the Atheist position. I would encourage you to open your eyes and search hardcore Atheist turned Christian . Here’s what you will find, thousands of testimonies form former staunch Atheist that grew up in secular environments and Hated Everything about religion especially Christians! You will see incredible testimonies mostly supernatural experiences.

[@exillens]

​@@JesusSaves83 So if supernatural experiences are real that equates to worshipping a murdererous, genocidal, commanding taking and sexually assault female captives biblical god?

[@whatwouldjudydo_]

@@JesusSaves83 dear Stephen just because you’ve experienced something you can’t explain doesn’t mean the bible is true..

[@whatwouldjudydo_]

@@JesusSaves83 also your reply had nothing to do with Allan’s comment

[@JesusSaves83]

@@whatwouldjudydo_ very true., But I’m also not blind. We live in a Spiritual word, which I think you would agree with. Do you think we live in a Spiritual world or just the natural?

[@brianh9358]

Whenever I point out how horrendous God was in the Old Testament I always get the "Well, God is mysterious and you can't understand him. Also, these were the rules for the Israelites and they don't apply after the New Testament."... I usually answer "So God was just horrible and then at some point grew a conscience.... sort of?"

[@joeely6817]

Getting away with murder would have been so easy then. No one will try to figure out who any serial killer was as long as they just bust the neck of a cow. Also.... Cows have super thick necks. I have no idea how they did this.

[@shriggs55]

They would stone cows to death,also.

[@tamiwatchesstuff]

I still feel bad for those poor cows. 😢

[@elainejohnson6955]

Hemant, THANK YOU!!! I was so depressed and you got me to laugh so hard I cried tears of joy several times!

[@brunozeigerts6379]

I hate to think how many evangelical Christians might read the part about keeping female slaves and think, 'Okay... hell yes! I'm down with it!'

[@dougt7580]

Hearing from more than one female acquaintances that came from evangelical backgrounds, many ARE slaves in all but name.

[@lora4624]

​@@dougt7580 really? they literally all seem to say theyre happy and fulfilled being homemakers and wouldn't have it any other way if that's what you're referring to. i personally dont share these values, but that's what ive observed

[@SweetTreat-wl2yl]

"He ate my stash of Twinkies!" -- "He drank my entire box of wine!! -- "And he WON'T mow the LAWN!!!!!" - "Fine, fine, send him along to my office, we'll just kill 'im." -- "Yay!"

[@smallishbear5956]

This is the best example of no context ever. The Bible says the son is a glutton and a drunkard. He is not living life the way he should. What the son was doing is not equal to eating twinkies.

[@SweetTreat-wl2yl]

@@smallishbear5956 The best example? Cor, I feel so honored!

[@smallishbear5956]

@@SweetTreat-wl2yl haha that’s pretty funny actually 🤣. But you know what I mean

[@SweetTreat-wl2yl]

@@smallishbear5956 Well, just so long as I bring a smile to your lips and a cheery moment in your day, that's what's really important.

[@unclescar5616]

Instead of asking people to snap an innocent heifer's neck, why not just tell them who killed the innocent person they found on the road, God?🙄 So much for omniscience.

[@visaman]

Remember, there has to be TWO witnesses before a charge can be laid.

[@David_Goza]

Ah, the good old days, when the Creator of a Trillion Galaxies was still speaking to us and giving us timeless advice.

[@visaman]

This is Moses talking.

[@David_Goza]

Oh.

[@visaman]

@@David_Goza yes this whole book is written the day before Moses's death, he is getting things off his chest.

[@rogantu]

Eat your veggies! No. I SPANK THEE. Eat your veggies! No. Okay murder time.

[@lisaboban]

I always wondered how you prepared for these videos.

[@thomasprendergast6315]

I laughed loudly at the 'worst episode ever'. Thank you!

[@kevinstclair7692]

What a cruel, brutal, monstrous, sick book.

[@AndHence]

Should be required reading in schools.

[@asdfffs]

Completely unrelated to the content, I just think it's pretty funny how these videos come in 4K, but recorded with a blurry camera accompanied with non HD bible images :D Love the content though, I love listening to these

[@susansteinkraus2821]

Yahweh so often relies on humans to carry out punishments rather than taking care of things Himself.

[@dionysian4689]

Omg that's the inspiration for pilate washing his hands of guilt. Thank you so much for reading this

[@travis1240]

It's also why the story goes that Jesus' body was taken down the same day after Crucifixion (despite that defeating the point of Crucifixion). They didn't want Jesus to be cursed for hanging on a pole overnight.

[@mgfinley4986]

Our criminal justice system may be based on the biblical demand for punishment. If you wish to train a dog, reward desired behavior and do not punish or reward undesired behavior. Hardened criminals are created in prison. Punishment works, but not to the benefit of society.

[@willievanstraaten1960]

Hell, this is weird stuff. Thanks, I am learning a lot and making notes.

[@armyparty]

I didn't get the notification today. Anyway. I will watch it now

[@erikfreeman45]

Thanks for telling us, I was worried there for a minute. It would've been rude to start watching without you

[@armyparty]

@@erikfreeman45, Thank you for the sarcasm. The fact that I watch the video or not isn't the information go be taken from my post. The fact that I didn't get a notification reminder could useful for others or Hemant. Thank you.

[@erikfreeman45]

@@armyparty We, in the Atheist community are pretty sarcastic. I was kinda just making lite "dad joke" humor. You're welcome : )

[@Aury]

This is the chapter when we finally get important info, part 853. Its wild how much (unnecessary) info is given while modern Christians have to do so much extra legwork to give biblical answers.

[@mitchellminer9597]

I like how nobody actually interacts with God. They measure the distance to town, they communicate by murdering cows, and they never pray about anything.

[@slenders1ckn3ss]

Anyone who dies on a pole is cursed by God, huh? Y'know, a cross is like a pole.

[@namegoeshere3838]

So they killed a cow that has never worked a day in it's life, no yoke worn, and they are atoned of their sin. But the plot thickens because from 2 towns over, a group of people show up who are giving support to the 3 young people who saw THAT man commit the murder. What happens next? "But I killed my laziest cow so the sin is gone now...ne ner ne ner ne ner, I'm not guilty of doing that anymore!"

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

1. I was WAY too tired yesterday to do this, so now, today. 2. Oh! This verse calls forward to Pilate in a weird way. Washing your hands of the blood, yes? It's interesting, too, because Pilate was Roman Pagan, not Jewish, but I suppose it could have just been a Near Eastern gesture in general. Then again, it's also like a mini baptism: washing away guilt and sin, which was practiced nigh worldwide, not just in the Near East. They did it in ancient India, they did it over here--water has always been a symbol for purity. 3. How does this fix the MURDER? Ugh... 4. Snort, someone tries to take ANY of the women of my family in war, we'd all do the same thing: just act all natural and good and peaceful, keep his house for him, stoke his fire for him...and when he lets his guard down, gouge out his eyes with the hot poker. All's fair in love and war, right, and since this is BOTH... 5. Oh wow, Reuben got SCREWED. I do believe he was the eldest of the Twelve Brothers and Leah's son? If this verse had been a thing before he'd been born, he'd have gotten all of Jacob's stuff. As it is, I think Judah got it...? The to-be Jews got their name from him, anyway: Judah > Judahite > Jew, see. 6. Wow, I guess Lori Alexander took it easy on her kids after all. Did you know that that cv*nt would hit her children if they went near outlets BEFORE THEY COULD WALK? Who the hell beats a baby who can't even walk yet? My dad actually put his finger in an outlet when he was, like...four/ Young, anyway, and he said it hurt like hell, and he didn't do it again. The amount of times that man almost died as a child is kind of astonishing. I'm happy I'm here. XD Mom wasn't so stupid, though. 7. The immediate burial thing is from the Zoroastrians. They believe that death is the highest form of pollution, and they don't actually bury their dead. Mostly, they practice exposure with the bodies, leaving them on stone towers called Towers of Silence. You're supposed to leave the body to be fed on by birds, which is considered the dead person's last good deed. When Islam came to Iran, they outlawed the use off the towers, though, so when the Zoroastrian diaspora happened, a lot of them went to India and set up towers there. Special priests are the only ones allowed to touch the body, because, like I say, it's considered a form of spiritual pollution to touch a dead body. Muslims, like Jews, practice nigh-immediate burial, but I don't think they have the pollution stigma thing going on. You can see how these religions kind of mix together in certain aspects, because the Persian Empire was so big that its culture influenced a lot of others, and Zoroastrianism was founded in Persia/Iran.

[@douglas9607]

If this wasn't so sad I'd be laughing my a$$ off at your delivery. Thank you and keep it up. Def worth sub/likie.

[@smallishbear5956]

I Hope lots of people see this comment and it changes your views on this verse. For the taking a women verse. The Bible never says the woman has to comply. It says the women has to do this, not the man, so the woman could just not do this. People are also freaking out about multiple wives. The Bible says not to have multiple wives and that’s that. For the stoning your son part, everyone takes this out of context. The son is a drunk and a glutton and has been told multiple times to stop. He’s been committing crimes for a long time and this is why he is stoned. The Bible isn’t just saying kill your son because he said a bad word. The son was actually doing terrible ungodly things. I also encourage you to read the parable of the prodigal son Luke 15:11-32. This verse shows how Jesus came to save us from the sons sins and how because of Jesus paying for our sins, this law no longer matters to us. Please don’t take the Bible out of context. Please try reading it. Jesus loves you. Give him a chance please.

[@AmityvilleFan]

NOW we get some answers? A whole organisation promised Answers in Genesis!

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

I can't leave people on the pike overnight? Then how will people know not to f--- with me?

[@aldourbina6983]

I always tell believers the same thing. What is the one thing that everyone wants and will be blinded by cause the desire is so much ? Eternal life and religion exploits it to the fullest. I am atheist and want it to be true.

[@desi1790]

This is in the Bible?!?!

[@user-xv2lj2tx1b]

Yeppp

[@raistlin3462]

The parts your pastor won't tell you about.

[@AnnoyingNewsletters]

*Pastor:* )It's the Old Testament. Christ brought a new covenant. We don't have to follow that anymore._ *Same Pastor:* *_God hates gays! It's in the bible!_*

[@NEXUSKNIGHT2]

@@raistlin3462 Same here

[@indisa099]

This is disgusting and insane.

[@connorscanlan2167]

Times like this remind me that the Pali Canon is the only religious text that specifically forbids sex with underage people. Food for thought. ☸️

[@Lightman0359]

Is the Deu 21:15-21 thing a response to the story of Jacob and the Dueling Vaginas?

[@Lightman0359]

And 21:22-23 is the root of the whole empty tomb narrative in the gospels. As a rebel [called king of the Jews, when there was already a legitimate king and emperor], heretic [many of his teachings went against both Roman practices and Jewish doctrine], and a blasphemer [he claimed to be a demi-god to the Roman pov], Jesus was a criminal and after execution would have been dumped into a mass grave with the rest. Instead one of his followers offered a tomb to comply with this command.

[@josephrodriguez2780]

Are you think the Bible can't get any worse. The ignorance just keeps coming and coming.

[@ArakkoaChronicles]

I think this might be, in fact, the chapter that turned me into an atheist. It was, really, a very long and complicated road - but this was one of the real standouts that really sold it for me there is no redeeming this book.

[@DGT_-mv5ju]

Why atheism?

[@ArakkoaChronicles]

@@DGT_-mv5ju Because it was just exit aperture of a very long road of realizing just how much BS pretty much all religion is.

[@DGT_-mv5ju]

@@ArakkoaChronicles Oh right

[@josephrodriguez2780]

Murder kidnapping humiliation and rape. Holyshit.

[@Svafne]

Not a big surprise that people 2000 years ago were barbaric! It's sad people still believe in these immoral fairytales though.

[@laurajarrell6187]

Friendly Atheist, Hemant, lol! The poor heifer would be a calf. And yeah, blood magic all through it! 👍💙💖🥰✌

[@suelingsusu1339]

HAHAHA... this episode is hilarious... you are in top form today... hahaha 🤣😂🤣😂👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖

[@Onganana]

Theist: I believe that every word in the Bible is true. Normal human being: Poor imaginary god. He gains another soul of someone too gullible to produce a brain cell.

[@tomschmidt381]

That was one of the creepyests chapters of the bible. More substitutional atonement, killing an innocent cow to atone for a murder. I'm surprised Christian apologists have not use it as a foreshadowing of christ.

[@exillens]

What's the apologetic spin on Genesis ch21:10-14? I know they have some creative spins to try make the bible and its god look better so I'm curious how they spin this one

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

Seems firm but fair, I guess?????? 😮

[@isrealgabriel8591]

Mistaking a description for a prescription

[@flowingafterglow629]

Yeah, all I could think was, what is that stuff about the bible defining marriage as one man and one woman? OK, I know that went out the window all the way back in Genesis with Jacob and his wives and concubines, but it doesn't get any more clear than that. "If a man has two wives...." If the bible was really concerned about traditional marriage of one man one woman, you'd think the next line would be something about not having two wives. But no, it's about who gets the inheritance? I mean, I know the mormons have their problems and stuff, but yeah, on the polygamy thing, how can you say it's not biblical?

[@jgs1122]

Primogeniture, what could go wrong?

[@MrSeananim]

So basically Jake Patterson was following Deuteronomy when he murdered Jayme Closs's parents and kidnapped her?

[@user-yn5sk5ru5g]

So much for objective morality: "it is good in the eyes of the lord"... So its the subjective morality of gawd

[@josephrodriguez2780]

I have an easier way. When my son decided to be nobody I cut off his two best friends.... PlayStation and TV.

[@namegoeshere3838]

This is going to take years to complete the full bible read, can you at least double it my dude 😎? So much violence, no wonder criminals in jail "find god".

[@HetaliaGirl1]

CSI: Moses

[@peterlamboy5940]

Thou shall trace the body with chalk.

[@joseph-thewatcher]

So this is the book where writers of horror stories and snuff films get their inspiration.

[@TheEyez187]

What if you find two corpses in a field? Do you kill two heifers!? What if you find him in a house? Kill a sheep instead!? God likes pleasing aromas, how come he never wanted "burnt" roast chicken offerings? Minister's/town elders, come quickly, I -killed- found a man in a field, he is dead! I didn't see who did it, so bring your ruler and a cow! Let he without sin snap the first cow!!.... or something

[@alanhilder1883]

Oh yes. moving the bodies of all you have murdered. Personally I use telekinesis to move the one I have killed as opposed to the ones I see that deserve to be killed but I don't act against, not my job to move them. If you die your wives get nothing. Not true, if your wife was childless then your brother is to "give" her a child in your name. Nothing else, there is no more responsibility.

[@user-fu4wy5il5v]

I just read Deuteronomy 21:10-13, and I am contemplating leaving Christianity forever and renouncing the religion of my life. I hope that God doesn't actually exist, so if God indeed exists and blames me, I wonder why I turned away from Him. I might even say, 'Deuteronomy 21:10-13 caused me to turn away from You.' When something is presented as a half-truth, please don't blame me for having misconceptions. If we examine Deuteronomy 21:10-13 from a positive perspective, it seems acceptable if a captive woman develops feelings for him. However, if the captive woman happens to dislike him, the situation changes.

[@shun4600]

These were all the laws for the kingdom of israel, as they had to set an example for the rest of the world to follow. Also, it is not confirmed moses himself wrote these laws through the influence of god, Most likley, this is either moses making laws for his own country, independent of gods wisdom, or some random dude writing this. God is mentioned in Deut. to give a justification of these laws. You must remember, our lord and savior Jesus Christ himself saved a woman from these laws, and even denounced some of these (divorce, eye for an eye etc). Why? Because they were of the old covenant and of the old kingdom of israel, not to mention, they might have not been gods words at all. Even if it was, these laws are no more, and the torah is used for wisdom and it is also VERY metaphorical. You have to get into deeper meaning, since just reading it and jumping to conclusions makes you feel like god was cruel. He wasn't. Deut is simply a completion of the torah and provides historical background as well as some good laws which can still be applicable today. You can break it into three parts- Laws of the kingdom, Laws for all time, of all people, and law of the temple. The temple and kingdom are long gone, so what remains is the laws of all the people all the time, hence is the reason people think Christians' cherry pick. We dont, we simply listen to the laws applicable today. Peace be with you and I hope that you didn't denounce and leave your faith.

[@obinnaokeke3735]

POLYGAMY is not supposed to be a crime. Why should it be? Friendly atheist make it look it should be a crime.

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

Isnt lust supposed to be a sin? Free love is lust, polygamy is lust, you are defending lust.

[@davidm5707]

Sarcasm aside, measuring the distance puts the onus on the nearest town, that he may have been a stranger there and they failed to protect him. The cow is a sacrifice in penance, since now it can't be eaten. Obviously, but I guess necessary for some, they weren't going to do DNA or fingerprint analysis. Mockery is not good Bible criticism and ruins whatever point you're trying to make.

[@gide5489]

The Bible is so ridiculous that the tendency to mock is quite natural and understandable. If this document were not silly, mockery would be much less frequent. And it ruins nothing (the "trying to make" si funny, because he fully succeeds). On the contrary, it attracts people who find satisfaction in listening to a story other than the obscurantist version they suffer from their family, their school, their environment, their politicians, etc., it relieves a burden on the conscience, and we tell ourselves that we are not alone in having enough of this nonsense.

[@wolfos420]

Nice.

[@willj1598]

Who the hell is this dude snapping a heifers neck? Maybe he's the murderer.

[@SergeantSkeptic686]

hmmm...how does one snap a heifer's neck?

[@willj1598]

@@SergeantSkeptic686 I don't know, but I know you don't want to cross the guy that's does.

[@Iamnosey]

😭

[@meteorfive6]

Talk about "Idiot!"

[@vickonstark7365]

👍🏼

[@TheEyez187]

4:12 - 4:54 - So funny; as funny as the Bible is stupid!¬! >XD "We're nice, we're the Bible people"

[@pinkyjay]

🖐️😆lolololol

[@alg11297]

Could you compare these things to what other civilizations at the time were doing in these very situations? That might make for a more intelligent discussion.

[@lotanerve]

Intelligent?

[@alg11297]

@@lotanerve That would be a switch, huh?

[@patelk464]

That does not matter as this is supposed to be reflect god's morality. If it simply reflects what other groups were doing at the time then it simply proves that the bible was written by humans.

[@markstyles1246]

So... you're going to fall back on, "But, Moooooom! Bobby did something WAY worse last month. So you can't punish me today! I'm the good boy!" Real solid basis for a universal and modern morality you've got there...

[@OrichalcumHammer]

Abrahamic religion are labelled as such. You can compare it to Egypt or Rome, they were genuine civilization near to Jews. Jews hated that they were prosperous hence all the hatred and false claims towards Egypt. Jews didnt have guts to bad mouth Romans though, apparently Jesus tried to proclaim himself king of Jews when the Roman ruled the Israel, Jews reported to the Romans and the Roman crucified him for that crime. From ancient upto medieval, you cannot go and bad mouth Kings and call yourself a King in his Kingdom.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

Hemant or friendly atheist Interesting statement, “This is the chapter where we finally get some answers.” And “It’s just God telling us what to do.” Especially when He’s already been doing that since the Exodus to mount Sini. “I know when I murder people, I always move the body a few feet over so it’s closer to a different city, just to throw everyone off the scent.” Well Hemant, and what according to YOU *should* YOUR punishment be and what right do you have to accuse someone else of murder when you don’t even know that? Indeed Hemant, you tend to forget things and rules when proving the Bible right, yet remember parts when using them or your own made up nonsense when you try proving the Bible wrong. “I thought it was bad enough in the previous chapter about Holy Wars, but THIS chapter should turn everyone into an atheist.” Aah, that’s such a cute crying and whimpering of desperation and ignorance, especially with *should* . Just like the others who desperately search, study and examine the Bible and other historical documents trying to find the Bible wrong only to find the Bible correct...

[@smochygrice465]

Are you struggling your faith brother? Please consider Recovering from Religion. Peace Love Empathy Always.

[@gide5489]

In a previous Hemant episode, you asked for examples of things that I had declared as stupid in the Bible. I sent you a few examples do you remember? Since you did not answer anything about the validity nor relevance of these examples... But same question to you now: could you give us a list or at least a few examples of what is "right" (sic) or "correct (sic) in the Bible. Because I don't find anything significant by myself. As you seem to intervene in every Hemant YT video, could you begin to give arguments because up to know you explain what you believe but not why you believe, it would help everybody to take you seriously if we found you a reason to believe other that your education. Without that, your interventions are empty. No argument, no value, no interest. Your comments are poor, not at all as the same level as Hemant ones.

[@fordprefect5304]

wah wah wah Will you grow up and stop your whining. You are an embarrassment to yourself I put a link to an Amazon crying towel but KZbin deleted it. Maybe mommy will buy you one.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

@@smochygrice465 At times I do, wondering 💭

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

@@gide5489 Do you mind if I quote you?

[@tryme3969]

Are you an ex disciple of Christ?

[@smochygrice465]

Nope, never been a member. Hope you are safe brother.

[@TBomb39]

Why did you lie about answering my question "Who killed 24,000 Israelites in Numbers 25?"

[@tryme3969]

@@TBomb39 Why would you care?

[@TBomb39]

@@tryme3969 Because you uttered a falsehood, that you'd answered my question when you hadn't. Doesn't your imaginary friend sometimes have some sort of aversion to the utterances of lies and falsehoods?

[@tryme3969]

@Jebus Anti-Theist Who are you and what do you want from me?

[@slimydime]

I actually love this 🤣, I can tell this guy is sad. He tries so, so hard to try and disprove the bible with points that could easily be explained by even a quick Google search, all while at the same time he tries to enforce his liberal mindset on everybody.

[@wrathofainz]

He tries to make this Reading somewhat humorous for his already very liberal audience. Also if you're going to make an accusation you should back it up with an example, otherwise your words seem empty.

[@TheWayOfRespectAndKindness]

Rather than simply being pugilistic, try to derive the wisdom of the people who you seek to disparage. “Na na, told you so.”, serves prejudice and ignorance.

[@skepticsinister]

The bible justifies atheism.