Everything Wrong With Leviticus 19 in the Bible

[@richardwilliamson1639]

I have longed for an atheist commentary on the Bible -- what it actually says -- and Hemant has provided EXACTLY what I was looking for. I have read the entire Bible multiple times and listened to recordings designed to invoke reverence for this utterly absurd text, thinking, "My God," all you have to do to destroy any belief you might have is to actually read the words. I did not expect him to explore Leviticus, the most absurd of all Books of Moses. But here we are, and I am grateful. Hemant's hilarious commentary reminds us why the Torah produced so many Jewish comedians. As Groucho said: "Who you gonna believe? Me? Or your own eyes?"

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Who is the worst? The writers, the editors or the publishers of this insult to human intelligence.

[@MagereHein]

@@JamesRichardWiley Yes. Obviously there were no editors, or the bible would be just a few pages long.

[@trishamason1855]

I left the church I was raised in at 17 after I realized that the preacher was extremely cherry picking verses. Later, after reading several scholarly books about the bible, I decided it was time to read the whole thing. In the course of 3 yrs, having read the book through several times and the gospels, letters and various noncanon writings, atheism set in like concrete. I don't think that an open minded, thinking, questioning person could thoroughly read the bible and not become an atheist. You are right about Hemet, I could listen to him all day and I greatly enjoy the comments from this group.

[@Neko.Virtual]

@@MagereHein ur underestimating the bible, you can't write such a long story in a few pages

[@MagereHein]

@@Neko.Virtual Dunno, I think I can write a book with a similar 'morality' in a few pages. It's essentially the 20 or so commandments with a "kill everybody who doesn't agree and gays in particular" thrown in.

[@jeanine219]

When I was a child, my parents pushed me to read the bible every day. They wanted me to start in Genesis, and read all the way through to Revelation. I started reading, and could never get very far, because I was a very sensitive and empathetic child and it hurt my heart. Hemant, you started reading the Bible at Genesis chapter 1, and have read straight through word by word to where we are today at Leviticus 19. Now that you are reading the chapters, for the first time in my life, I am actually able to follow along. Thank you Hemant 🙏

[@jeanine219]

@@melvinharmony2427 And his satire is brilliant.

[@yaboimh3170]

@@jeanine219 So Jeanine, here's my belief. I believe that all religions are false and not true. Now I'm asking is it wrong to think that or am I right?

[@lh1673]

@@jeanine219 Same with me, told to read and meditate it everyday, but will stop for a moment and realize it doesn’t go through my heart, then I close it and try again but it was the same so I gave up and just let those fool mens to interpret it at Bible meetings. Hemant‘s Bible reading is the first time in my life that made me understand what I was reading and it goes through my heart and mind.

[@jeanine219]

@@lh1673 The preachers and apologists want to cherry pick verses, and then centrifuge whatever they present to their patrons from the pulpit. Hemant reads the Bible chapter after chapter, without taking anything out of context, without attempting to disguise any of it. And his humor is so therapeutic in the context of these corrupt, violent, and tragic bible narratives. But it is still difficult for any of us with logic, intelligence and empathy..... including Hemant.

[@istvansipos9940]

when I was a young child, no adults in my childhood mentioned any of our deities, ever. The first family meal prayer scene in a random movie was weirdly stupid. Some history lessons (topic: religions) were funny beyond measure at the age of 11-12. By that age, religion (from faaaaar away) is already entertaining, if you grow up (kinda up) watching and discussing science and nature with your adults.

[@elainejohnson6955]

So many quotable quotes from Hemant on this one! THANKS! "Why does God keep telling me who he is?!? I'm pretty sure I am familiar with the disembodied mind who keeps threatening me!!!" "I knew it, Bernie Sanders is God!" This has all the energy of a high schooler who has to write a 10 page paper and ran out of things to write on page 3!"

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

I actually didn't know that the Golden Rule goes this far back, but y'all want to hear a good Catholic joke? A school teacher in a Catholic school asks her students, "What do you all want to be when you grow up?" Lizzie puts her hand up and says, "I want to be a prostitute!" Her teacher says, "I'm sorry, what did you say?" Lizzie says, "A prostitute," and her teacher says, "Oh, thank God, I thought you said a Protestant!"

[@bluebelldays7650]

Lol

[@torquemadatheapostate8768]

The concept of the "golden rule" predates the torah and the bible. Just google it. It's an ancient world wide concept. Do you know what the deaf were called in the time of Moses??? Same as today, whatever you want . . . they're deaf, they will never know.

[@istvansipos9940]

baby T-rex to his father: - daaaaaadeee, does god exist? - No. Not yet.

[@jeanine219]

@@istvansipos9940 🤣😂

[@wilfarplaylay8469]

Imagine your boss , manager, employee, neighbor or parents keeps on commanding you things to the point that it no longer makes sense like they just want something to command WHILE REMINDING YOU I AM (FULL NAME) I AM YOUR MANAGER(example), repeatedly, exactly like how this narc god talks.

[@richardlong4862]

I demand a mid-week Bible class just like a True Christian would.

[@susansteinkraus2821]

Keep going, Hemant! Chapter after chapter, we are with you. I love this series.

[@ukcroupier]

I never thought the Bible would literally make me lol, but that bit about tripping up blind people was hilarious.

[@MovieMakingMan]

Geez, I’ve been tripping the blind as they walked by me my entire life. Now I find out that’s not allowed! I wish someone would have told me the Bible prohibited it when I was a kid. How many blind people were among the 3 million people with Moses? Tripping them must’ve been a common prank until god issued a proclamation against it. Who knew?

[@desireeseattle7273]

Do not be a horrible being and be mean to people you have power over and priviledge above has been a big human problem for a very long time.

[@jeanine219]

Sounds like advice that would be necessary for an uncivilized nomadic desert tribe.

[@luciadelia2105]

If you have not done so far already, read the Old Testament from cover to cover. I was shocked and I was already an atheist for over 35 years when I read it. Why it is called “the good book” is a mystery to me.

[@MovieMakingMan]

@@desireeseattle7273 Unlike the biblical god, I am an exceptional being. God murders billions of people and animals. I’ve never killed anyone. I am INFINITELY more moral than the biblical Bible.

[@RedAngelSophia]

“Do not mistreat the foreigners among you. Treat them as your native born. Love them as yourselves.” - I guess the oh-so-religious Republican Party forgot that passage when determining their position on immigration.

[@melanyebaggins]

I am in awe of your patience going through this chapter and verse. Hearing your commentary helps me to reframe and expunge the indoctrination I had from decades of religious instruction on these same words. Thank you so much.

[@hossmcgregor3853]

Honrstly, the rule about leftovers being tossed onday 3 makes sense in a world before refridgeration. The punishment is a bit extreme. A case of food posioning is enough.

[@debbys-abqnm4537]

Too bad god didn't feel like teaching his special people how to preserve plants, meats, fish, etc. Instead god left it to the rest of the people in the world to figure out to dry and keep so many foods.

[@hossmcgregor3853]

@@debbys-abqnm4537 True. It's so hard to find a little good in this book. Imagine how many lives would have been saved if God would have used this book to give everyone a modern school kid's understanding of germ theory and a basic soap recipe.

[@stevewebber707]

At least some of the rules seem to have some common sense roots. Though the details, and punishments are rather crazy. For example the bit about fruit trees. I don't think most newly planted fruit trees, are going to produce much if anything for some number of years. But any sane person that can observe plants can figure out that kind of stuff. So this seems a bit like biblical Gardening for dummies. It could have said something like: "young trees need time to grow and mature. So don't expect harvests before the tree can produce and sustain it."

[@hossmcgregor3853]

@@stevewebber707 True. I know the grapevines I had at one point took about 3 years to make decent grapes.

[@skepticusmaximus184]

Why not make your slaves eat the leftovers? After all, who cares if they get a bit of food poisoning?

[@CarolineIronwill]

Looking forward to our weekly "bible study". Thank you for your hard work on this series. I know it must be tedious, and take away from other content you want to make, but this is important work (one may say "The Lord's Work" ;-) . I realize that the entire bible will take 22.5 years, but you have no idea how much I'm looking forward to you covering the Book of Revelations. That's just all kinds of messed up! (as I'm sure you're aware)

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Preachers know enough to stay clear of this drivel.

[@CarolineIronwill]

@@JamesRichardWiley Amen to that! That's why I love Hemant.

[@melanyebaggins]

I tell my BF it's my weekly anti Sunday school 😁

[@lagodifuoco313]

"Bernie Sanders is god, I knew it!" Best epiphany ever!!!

[@Road_Rash]

I observe the first 9 Sabbath albums on a regular basis...which is a good thing since the Lord is so insistent on observing Sabbaths...🤟🏿😎👍🏿

[@BeatrixTomomizu]

"You can do everything, as long as you have rams to sacrifice. BUT DON'T EAT THE 3 DAYS OLD FOOD!! "

[@jeanine219]

Watched this again..... hilarious and brilliant Hemant.

[@bluebelldays7650]

Shocking! Funny how society and churches don't mention any of this all these years. I will never turn to the bible again. Thank you this is much appreciated.

[@luciadelia2105]

I bet most people who believe in god have not read the bible.

[@visaman]

Televangelists quote from Leviticus every Sunday. Maybe not word by word

[@MagereHein]

@@visaman Well, they leave out the bad bits, like don't steal and don't lie.

[@jeanine219]

@@visaman No, they are more in the New Testament and OT books like Genesis or Psalms. If not word for word, than it’s not a “quote” Albert.🤯

[@leosicalroare1107]

Waiting every week for just one chapter is sooo hard... Like 66 books will take agess please do more ❤️❤️❤️

[@CarolineIronwill]

I did the math- 22.5 years at one book a week. He was originally just going to do Genesis, but kept going. I skipped want to hear him do Revelations.

[@leosicalroare1107]

@@CarolineIronwill oh man 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ he really should do more

[@FriendlyAtheist1]

An update on that coming soon...

[@leosicalroare1107]

@@FriendlyAtheist1 yesssssss thank you soooo much you are the best Pastor ever ❤️❤️❤️😂😂

[@hughwozzit4301]

Seems to me that Moses was tricked by "the Lord". He signed up to get some commandments (could be useful, for leading the people), with the first ten being free (special offer), without reading the small print. Turns out there's no stopping these commandments from coming, and there's no "Unsubscribe" button.

[@losttribe3001]

Been thinking of getting a tattoo that says “Leviticus 19:28”…but God doesn’t allow it?!? God-Damn-It! Guess I’ll just have to stick to blasphemy…

[@AngryBilleh]

Ah here's my Sunday atheist church ♥️

[@galloe8933]

Wash your birds in goat blood, and um… Dance a little too, but like with matching fabrics, and stuff, and if a drop of sacrificial blood hits the dirt while you dance, get your grandmother and put bugs down her shirt, for I am DAVE! Wait, the Lord your God!

[@rashaseden7062]

It's amazing how many types of "offerings" there are that require people to bring their best meat and oils and stuff to the priests. "We'll take care of that for you. Go, and gather gravy for a Gravy Offering." Looks like the priests did a great job collecting offerings for the lord. Almost like today.....

[@TheScotsalan]

A timely reminder 👍. Missed a few of these excellent vids, so need to catch up..

[@brunozeigerts6379]

What did the scribes who wrote Leviticus say when they woke up with hangovers. 'We wrote... WHAT? Oh well, too late to change now.'

[@jeanine219]

😂🤣

[@luciadelia2105]

To everyone: If you are not yet doing it, start listening to Hemant’s “The Friendly Atheist” podcast. I love it. Hemant is such an inspiration. I also love these bible videos too. He talks the talk and walks the walk. 😀😷

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

Lucia Delia I’m already doing that 😶

[@CristianML40]

“If a man rapes his slave, he must be punished! Not for raping her, but because another man owns her. So, to make up for it, he has to kill a ram. In that story, the man did all the bad things... Yet, the women and the animal are the ones who suffered.” There you have it: one more example of godly wisdom and justice... 🤦‍♂️

[@kevinvorster9777]

Thanks for reminding me that you are the Lord.

[@jeanine219]

....... yes, yahweh has that on a repeat playback loop, to be spliced in every 30 seconds.🤡

[@kennethkossan5547]

I wait, excited, each week for these comedy gems! Wonderfully funny.

[@warrendriscoll350]

Based on the number of times the book says "I am the lord," I think he's insecure.

[@KeriRautenkranz]

@@harveywabbit9541 Hey! Satan's got a reputation to think about!

[@KeriRautenkranz]

@@harveywabbit9541Spring sun? Five Nails?Seven Months and Beelzebub? You're trying out for Clergy aren't you?

[@sgt.duke.mc_50]

Misquoting Jeff Foxworthy a little, he read some crazy rule about something and said "Who would do that? well somebody must be, or they wouldn't have a rule against it!" 🤪

[@willj1598]

But didn't he have them make all those stupid curtains for the temple out of several different materials?

[@willj1598]

Not trying to learn anything about the bible, been there, done that. Just mocking the foolishness of it. Kinda thought that was the point of this whole series.

[@NewtonMD]

For anyone who considers this "Bible Studies" This is actually Bible Studies... without quotes

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Meet the real god... an ignoramus recording his thoughts in Aramaic or Greek on parchment long long ago. .

[@CarolineIronwill]

I love our weekly Bible study. I actually don't make any plans on Sunday until after 11:45, so I don't miss Hemant's sermon.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

Crisscross With or without quotes, there’s no study at all

[@NewtonMD]

How many people do you think haven't learnt a thing watching Hermant. A different way of looking at the verses, scoping each and every verse and seeing how the relate to reality, how is that not studying

[@kellydalstok8900]

For a more in depth study, go to Dragons in Genesis. He informs you about the origins and context of the texts the Israelites plagiarized.

[@amyneu8078]

I’m really sorry this is so difficult for you to go through. It’s really widening my perspective on things though.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

amy Neu What’s so difficult for him to have sympathy?

[@hitman5782]

I just imagined a law that would be as dumb as "do not steal from your neighbors". The implications i think are fairly obvious.

[@jaguarrising390]

This is how the bible should be taught in school. With skeptical thought. Thanks again.

[@kevinstewart1878]

Lol. The KZbin add at the end of this is telling me how I can "plant a church"

[@KeriRautenkranz]

Let's plant a church! All we need is some construction equipment to dig the necessarily large hole, push the church in and cover it over....

[@Canalcoholic]

This Lord our God seems to have something of an insecurity complex.

[@jeanine219]

Yes all narcissists do, in the context that it is suppose to be all about them, all of the time.

[@rcblazer]

How many times does the God of Insecurity have to remind his followers he's their lord? I guess a lot, since SPOILERS! It doesn't work anyway.

[@avengerkdr]

It should be law that your journey through the Bible is taught in schools! Your comments are not disrespectful they are simply beautifully honest. God bless you sir (pun intended!)

[@randomperson.6693]

@@halebopp4747 wait wut? Wanna try that again? There certainly are atheist countries. "Hicks"? How does that apply here? The comment is actually calling for reading the bible in schools and that's your reply?

[@randomperson.6693]

@@halebopp4747 gee thanks for clearing that up. Ffs... 🙄

[@randomperson.6693]

@@halebopp4747 🤨

[@invisibledave]

Ironically fruit trees don't grow fruit for multiple years after planted so that rule was pointless.

[@amyneu8078]

That eating leftovers is a worse offense (in the Bible) than rape is going to stick with me. I was taught people needed perfect atonement (aka Jesus/god’s death) bc just as god is eternal so was eve’s sin against a perfect being. Until JC came, god had no choice but to harshly implement the law. But rape is less punishable than eating left overs in said law? Really? I left faith awhile ago, but I love having more insight on how messed up this shit is.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

amy Neu You know, god’s not eternal, Jesus is not god and all of god’s laws and practices are forbidden, to those who follow the truth.

[@rbtmdl]

"Be Holy for I the Lord thy God is Holy." I have asked theists so many times what 'holy' means. I never get a good definition because it doesn't really mean anything. Might as well say, "Be Mlicty for I, The Lord thy God is Mlicty."

[@KeriRautenkranz]

Maybe full of Holes, like the Buybull's plot, logic, consistency and message? In short, be an irrational, inconsistent, erratic nut job with a bad memory?

[@PaulThomas-qb9cx]

I wonder if this was a song, and the crowd joined in on the chorus "I am the lord your God".

[@exillens]

The many redundant passages saying "I am the lord" is actually saying "I am yahweh". Those passages were written to establish yahweh as the main deity of the Israelites during Deuteronomic reform time. They were trying to distance themselves from their polytheistic roots

[@exillens]

@@halebopp4747 We know this because 1. The word "Lord" is the English transliteration of the Hebrew "Adonai" which was a generic Hebrew term for "Yahweh" the Israelite god. 2. Because we know of the well documented polytheistic roots of Israelites who were simply a sect of Caananites who decided for multiple reasons to make yahweh their chief god out of the El pantheon usurpin El Elyon, Baal and other gods for their henotheistic cult. 3 We know of the land disputes between alleged Jews "returning" to Jerusalem from Babylon after king Cyrus of Persia sent them to Jerusalem after conquering Babylon under the claim that Jerusalem was once their ancestors land vs the jewish land dwellers who were still in Jerusalem generations after the Babylonian exile claiming the returning Jews to be heretical puppets sent by Cyrus to annex their land and tax them for Persia. The jews that remained in Jerusalem saw the Jews coming in from Babylon as heretical puppets with a Deuteronomic "reform" and temple building aspirations they found disruptve and foreign and filled with Persian Zoarasterism influence(this is when yahweh made the jump from a local tribal deity of Israelites to a universal deity in mold of the Persian god Ahura Mazda and when Satan made the leap from just an agent of yahweh to a universal bad guy in the mold of the Persian Ahraman). Hence why many Jews at that time saw the temple, monotheism and the Torah as a late corruption made to appear ancient for authoritive claims. The alleged returning Jews had the financial, political and military backing of Persia (the most powerful nation at that time) hence the Jews who remained lost the PR and political battle and Deuteronomic temple, monotheistic Judaism became the new standard. 4. Only someone who has no concept of consensus scholarship and history would ask such a dumb question. Next time before asking a question "study to show yourself approved" like your bible says

[@jeanine219]

@@exillens thank you so much for providing us with all of that awesome historical background, although the Bible believers prefer to discount ancient history scholars and archeologists.

[@exillens]

@@halebopp4747 1. Straw man much? I didn't say the presence of yahweh's name. I specifically said the "redundant" out of context over use in passages is indicative. Having the deity say I am the lord your yahweh every sentence is ridiculous and overkill. Thou dost protest too much. The bible's claims of post Deuteronomic polytheism in the context of Israelites "sinning" and being turned away from monotheism as if they were monotheistic from the beginning is also another attempt to distance themselves from their ancestors polytheistic roots. 2. El is a specific name of a specific Caananite deity El Elyon who was head of the pantheon and whose consort was the goddess Ashera. "El" was to denote any being belonging to his pantheon and later became generic in Jewish literature after they had yahweh usurp El in their pantheon and made Ashera Yahweh's wife before later removing her altogether during the politicized Deuteronomic reform by Persian Jews. 3. The Samaritans were a result of Assyria taking over Israel to the north of Jerusalem over a hundred years before Babylon took over Jerusalem. The dispute to this day is how much Samaritans played a role in helping Assyria after they were brought into Israel and how many of them are of actual Israelite lineage. You're getting your people and events mixed up. You're simply referencing names for reference sake to give the appearance you know what you're talking about. Samaritans existing have no bearing on the history of Deuteronomic reform. 4. The word Lord capitalized in the Hebrew bible denotes the name yahweh

[@exillens]

@@jeanine219 Yes, I try to get sensible knowledge out there. Even though it's meaningless to the hardcore religious fanatics, the people still seeking knowledge can have an opportunity to read what's written and research what they can verify or challenge

[@jeanine219]

@@exillens that is how I look at it too. The evangelical apologists are not interested in the history, or archeological findings. That is irrelevant and would require to much of their effort to actually do research🤯But I know when I was young and skeptical, I needed credentialed scientific information, and it was difficult to find, as recently as a couple of decade ago. Since than the information and access to it has gone into overdrive. No excuse for their continued ignorance. And isn’t it telling, that agnostics and nontheists here, seem to know much more about the actual history and empirical evidence relating to their Bible and religion than the Christians themselves do. 🤷‍♀️

[@lh1673]

Believers will say this is the only true, wise book. Seriously!?

[@jeanine219]

Yes, and what does THAT say about “believers”. Nothing good.

[@KeriRautenkranz]

And they even say it in a very solemn voice with great certainty and conviction! Either conmen or suckers! Or, maybe both.

[@jhill4874]

Wait.... Treat foreigners as your own people, but foreigners get to eat fruit that falls on the ground?

[@visaman]

The poor ones can eat for free.

[@jeanine219]

@@visaman Yes. Praise da Lawd Albert! Yahweh gives the poor and starving, permission to eat fucking spoiled grapes from the ground. Woo hoo! 🥳 🎈🎉 Per your usual, you are at the bottom of the barrel, in your always steadfast attempts to defend your yahweh myth god.

[@WerewolfLord]

Next: the chapter about the Leviticus 18:22 tattoos!

[@kellydalstok8900]

There are plenty of christians with a large cross tattooed on their body. A presenter for a christian (equivalent of) network has a cross tattoo that covers his entire, very muscular, back. Isn’t working out that much considered vanity, and is that okay for someone who’s supposed to be humble?

[@itzfaith7041]

It is sad that an true atheist who does not believe God exist and not even think about worshipping the God he does not believe in and yet reads exactly what the Bible says with no excuses. And yet preachers who call theirselves Christians excuse the Word and come up withe excuses as to why it doesn’t mean what says. Don’t someone besides me see something wrong with this picture.

[@jeanine219]

Yes, Itz. Christian apologists, preachers, and Bible believers seem to turn a blind eye to the first 73% of their god’s holy word. They are determined to voraciously proclaim, that the the lion’s share of the “word” of their Bible god, doesn’t actually pertain to their Bible god 😂

[@KeriRautenkranz]

The only thing wrong with that picture is the Fraudulent Preachers making excuses for the most evil book in history and using it to control and defraud suckers. It should be exposed for what it is, and fortunately is more and more.

[@stevewebber707]

I'm very glad that most Christians don't expect everyone to follow all those rules. Because "Christ fulfilled the law", whatever that is supposed to mean. Though then for some reason they are allowed to pick and choose some laws we are supposed to follow still. But even taken in a context of that period for that people, there looks to be some very strange rules. It is refreshing though, that even back then they recognized the harm psychics can cause. I'm wondering about the rule against omens though. What exactly is the difference between omens and prophecy? Is that another case of magic vs miracle, where the only substantive difference is the name it's done under?

[@hitman5782]

Just ask Christians what exactly Jesus meant in Mt5,17-18. Not that any Christian would or has ever given any fuck about what Jesus ever commanded. Like giving away ALL your money to the poor or loving your enemies not your family.

[@margaretbarrett6087]

@@hitman5782 Well the words of Jesus are only to be taken literally when they do not cause personal inconvenience!!

[@jeanine219]

@@margaretbarrett6087 So true, say nothing of the cherry picked couple of bible homilies that they interpret as promising them a quick levitation from their burial plots to pleasure paradise for infinity. 😂🤣

[@kellydalstok8900]

Here’s what Jesus supposedly said about the OT laws: “For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” - Matthew 5:18-19 “It is easier for Heaven and Earth to pass away than for the smallest part of the letter of the law to become invalid.” (Luke 16:17) “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest part or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.” (Matthew 5:17) “Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law” (John7:19) Even christians need to live by them.

[@jeanine219]

@@kellydalstok8900 Thank you for those examples Kelly. Later, self proclaimed “apostle” saul-paul and his alleged blinding “vision” (seizure, sunstroke?) along the road contradicted that, so of course the Christians always grab onto the easiest path concievable.... just say you believe and accept. You can even commit egregious sins on a daily basis, and in those cases easy peasy as well. Just whisper a little apology to sky dada, and you be all good to go🥴

[@thelyrebird1310]

I want to hit like but it's at 666 and I just can't ruin it

[@laurajarrell6187]

Friendly Atheist, Hemant, you crack me up! I doubt the GQP even knows what, like many believers, is in their books of fables! 👍🥰💞✌

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

Listening to the rules about blind people, I get the impression that the ancient Hebrews were major pranksters! 😁

[@KeriRautenkranz]

Really nasty pranksters too!

[@randomperson.6693]

If by pranksters you mean assholes I would have to agree.

[@JeffreyChadwell]

Remind me again who the Lord is.

[@humanitech]

It seems that the continuity editors and proof readers ...were pretty dodgy or on holiday for this strange piece of fictional work! LOL!

[@Onganana]

God is so insecure he hides behind deluded theists. …he’s so afraid he doesn’t exist that he had man writing a book to show how insecure he is.

[@Malidictus]

Seems like this chapter is using "I am the Lord, your God" as a paragraph break. Or do we need to be reminded that God owns us every few sentences?

[@jackdeath]

The two kinds of thread command is actually shatzen, which is a linen garment embordered with wool. As the Canaanite priests would wear aprons made of shatzen. God's priest wore aprons made of 100% linen.

[@jimscholze9029]

With all the rules on how to act, live and behave, how are we all not walking around with a crusty butt since I haven't heard God tell us how to properly wipe ourselves? How did we manage learning this without the 'expert insight' of this book? And how many animals had to be killed in the learning of how to wipe properly according to God?

[@jhill4874]

Yeah, god, regulate prostitution and get rid of slavery.

[@yoursotruly]

We're getting close to April folks, when FA opens the show with, "This is unusual but it appears that there is nothing wrong with this Chapter!" APRIL FOOLS!

[@luciadelia2105]

Thanks so much for doing this Hemant. I did not know you were so funny. “Bernie Sanders is god. I knew it.” I love Bernie too. At least he is not a mass murderer like the god in the “good” book. 💕😷

[@CarolineIronwill]

"On the 7th day, he rested... with mittens on".

[@luciadelia2105]

@@CarolineIronwill Yeah. Those mittens! 😂🤣😂

[@solentbum]

Apparently the writer is the Lord my God. I thought I would repeat that point is case had forgotten it.

[@martindiaz9334]

If you didn’t know a personal relationship with God is how you truly know him. Not just by reading the Bible with a closed and logical mind.

[@drathonix9930]

If he says "I am the Lord your God" ONE MORE TIME IM GOING TO LOSE IT.

[@drathonix9930]

I HAVE LOST IT

[@42percenthealth]

God was like "I could just say 'Let there be atheists.' But the more fun way is to write this whole long book and lead someone to believe that it's actually what I seriously want them to believe!"

[@KeriRautenkranz]

Maybe the whole long book is there to make Atheists out of people? That is a common result of reading the darn thing... perhaps it's intentional!

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

So where are the really needed commandments, like for traffic regulation on earth, in orbit, the rules on space travel, electronics and computing... How can we possibly have all this stuff without our Skydaddy doing shit for us!?!?!?!?! Oh dear! (

[@StevenAndrus]

Yet send a magic goat with an orb of blood on its head into the desert.

[@d.o.m.494]

Isn't this the chapter about not getting tattoos? Don't people get tattoos about Leviticus 18:22 so they can show how they like to persecute others?

[@scottclark1123]

And also Leviticus 19:19 prohibits wearing clothing made out of mixed fabrics

[@CarolineIronwill]

What I find the most hilarioous is when fundie Christians get tattoos quoting how the bible forbids homosexuality. Umm... did you just skim?

[@randomperson.6693]

As a sometimes tattoo artist I've always thought it was hilarious that crosses are by far one the most common tatts.

[@randomperson.6693]

@@harveywabbit9541 k

[@randomperson.6693]

@@harveywabbit9541 I like cake. There are 50 states. Chairs are for sitting. I had a bike when I was a kid. Yellow. 19. Saturday. Trees are green.

[@istvansipos9940]

whenever somebody cites the bible, just cite some Star Wars. Desert, slaves, chosen ones, beasts, evil, magic, anger, etc...

[@KeriRautenkranz]

LOL! how 'bout "Allright! That's it! Try it now!" "May the Farce Be With You." and "No! No! No! This one goes here, That one goes there!" Book of Solo, Episode Five, Verses, 5, 26 and 14.

[@Ifimlying]

I don't think they had fridge that time so food wasn't able to cool so by the third day it's spoiled lol 😂😂

[@wrathofainz]

9:59 did we really need *_SIX_* "I am the lord (your god)"s ??? And that's only 7 verses. Imagine if nearly every sentence someone spoke contained "I am (name)." I am the Wrath of Ainz. Don't eat shellfish.

[@joecaner]

"Respect My Authoritah!" - Eric Cartman Is Eric Cartman an angle of the Lord?

[@KeriRautenkranz]

Nah, Eric is too intellectual and soft-spoken.

[@joecaner]

@@KeriRautenkranz He took the bowl gave thanks and said, "these are my cheesy poofs which are given to you: do this while watching Terrance and Phillip."

[@joshuaa7266]

Is it just me, or do other people find it odd how Christians and the bible writers seem to think people worshipped the idols themselves (treated the object they made as a god) and not the god the idol represented? I'm not well versed in those other religions, but after leaving Christianity and learning just an extremely basic understanding of other mythology it already seems unrealistic that someone would make a figure and worship it, even in those times.

[@jeanine219]

I have wondered about this before as well. I think that ancient civilizations were praying to or worshiping NOT the stone, or the fire, or the golden calf, but instead whatever supernatural deities that they attached to said objects. But the Abrahamic religions dogmatically facilitate this misconception to disparage other religions. Isn’t it interesting though, how if the object is a cross, or an artists contrived image of a face labeled as “Jesus”, all of the sudden these objects are encouraged by Christians, to be put on walls, in Evangelical church sanctuaries where prayer is held, on body parts in the form of jewelry, etc. However, by Christians’ own definitions in other contexts, these definitely would fit the definition of “idols” and “graven images”.🤔 The Bible is so full of contradictions and double standards, no wonder just the the Christian religion alone, is splintered into 3,500 disagreeing denominations.

[@josefj.cfourie198]

They have to in order to justify the fact that they themselves worship an idol. The "cross" or "Yeshua on the cross" (or Jesus if the wood is painted white) is nothing more and nothing less than an idol. They have also made a human, Yeshua, a god... technically they replaced Yhwh with Yeshua, after re-branding him Jesus. They decided that they do not want to follow Yhwh's "holy" word, so instead, they decided to not follow Jesus' (Yeshua's) "holy" word. Thus... they are just very misguided Atheists.

[@jeanine219]

@@josefj.cfourie198 ​ You analyzed this phenomena very well Johan.

[@josefj.cfourie198]

@@jeanine219 What I don't understand is how Christens can't see it. I'm talking to a Christian at the moment who just pointed out that Hinduism is false as it promotes injustes, immoral behaviour, murder, rape, etc, but can't grasp that Christianity is no different.

[@jeanine219]

@@josefj.cfourie198 Having grown up in that environment, both within my family, and in the “Christian” US there is nothing that has frustrated me more. It is an INTENTIONAL delusional state. So why, if they can see through Santa Claus, Zeus, the Hindu religion, do they refuse to use the same logic and criteria re their own religious superstitions and myths?

[@QueenBoadicea]

Why would god forbid fathers selling their daughters into prostitution now when he condoned it in an earlier chapter as a way of cancelling debt? I'm so confused.

[@sengembale1722]

If this chapter is not about having tattoos as I can see in the comments. How come in Revelations 19:16 it says Jesus had a tattoo. Am sure Hemant will explain

[@lorib.8786]

Jesus probably did have a tattoo. He wasn't a fan on religion. But powerful people used his name for their own purposes anyway.

[@TheScotsalan]

Tbh, I am not sure if he should. I personally think its better in a "story so far" format 👍. I am reading the book of numbers just now, with an empty head, as if it were a novel. Just got to the bit where god curses them for complaining about being hungry. And this is after him telling his chosen ppl to burn their animals. With the story so far, I can see no reason at all why anyone would follow this god. In the entire book so far, he has done nowt good for anyone. 😳. There is no jesus yet to whisk ppl away to paradise..There is just an angry god addicted to smiting😂

[@Kevin_Williamson]

There are references to practises of royalty or people in high, priestly positions having their titles placed on their clothing. Since he is riding a horse, the title would also be placed at the location of his thigh to be seen as he rides. So on a part of the cloth at the thigh. Or on a sword, which would be carried at thigh level. There are several historical examples of gods and warriors depicted with their names and/or titles written on their tunic at the thigh. So when an English translation says "on the thigh" it doesn't necessarily mean on the actual skin of his thigh. It can also mean in the area of (on) the thigh. Remember that the Revelation is a highly symbolic text that isn't using the exacting language found in a literal reading of English. The goal is to pass on meaning from the symbols that go beyond the mere words written down. Just as the very same text saying he was wearing many crowns or had a sharp sword coming from his mouth were purely symbolic. None of this was to be taken literally or parsed to the very last preposition.

[@TheScotsalan]

@@Kevin_Williamson This is exactly what I mean with my post above kevin. We are reading leviticus, where moses is chatting to god etc, with an supposed date of about 1300 to 1000 BC ( from memory). Revalation is 1st or second century CE. Thats about 1 to 1.5 thousand years apart. To me, thats potentially like using.something the happened in WW2 as evidence of a fable from the time of the battle of hastings in 1066 👍. I think biblical discussion should be "the story so far".. Of course, the norman invasion of 1066 could be linked to ww2, but only in retrospect. Would WW2 have happened if 1066 had not. Thats a what if that can be debated. But nobody would say 1066 happened to create WW2, which is a type of claim theocrats make all the time, with zero evidence 👍

[@davebeach2343]

@@Kevin_Williamson So I'm curious how you would persuade those who say they believe in the literal truth of the Bible? Is there any quote from Scripture that tells people that they shouldn't take the Bible literally? Just asking questions because there's a lot of people right now who proclaim the Bible is literal truth. Thanks

[@daneguitarist1]

this shit is crazy

[@consideringanew8268]

For once, I wish you had read out of the KJV: specifically Lev 19:20-22. The other versions whitewash a line - "whosoever lieth carnally with a [slave woman] →she shall be scourged (whipped!)← ... not put to death, because she had not been freed. And he...(sacrifice ram)...his sin shall be forgiven. IF the KJV is infallible (big IF), this verse is incredibly even worse. For her, scourging. For him, his sin shall be forgiven.

[@johnalanelson]

3:44 my favorite verse in Leviticus!

[@RazorFoxDV]

Drink every time you hear the phrase "I am the Lord, your god." Enjoy!

[@condorboss3339]

Re Leviticus 19 : 14. I give the authors some credit on this one. Until very recently, cruel jokes on the disabled were commonplace and acceptable.

[@ShinyGoldBacon]

how come there are commandments for houses and vineyards if these are poor people wandering lost in a desert for 40 years?

[@quasi8180]

Who knew god was against fast fashion

[@pdawfpodcast3105]

How many times does he have to tell people "I Am The Lord". You think they dont know by now?! Maybe its because men are trying to pass it off as the word of god and have to keep saying it to make people believe it really came from a deity

[@richardmooney383]

Perhaps the Lord Our God repeated himself so much for the benefit of Israelites who were standing at the back last time.

[@kellydalstok8900]

Like when Jesus said: “Blessed are the cheese/peacemakers”?

[@stylesrj]

@@kellydalstok8900 And the Greek shall inherit the Earth?

[@rogerfleuryjr2308]

It takes three years to clean your soil to certify your food organic. You clean the soil by growing everything. No logic. Wierd coincidence, but pretty neat!

[@scienceexplains302]

The commandments are directed at Jewish men. So when it says “Don’t steal from one another,” it is not contradicting the verses upholding theft from the Egyptians. And of course, slaves taking from former masters may be morally justified, but it is still theft legally … which is what the commandments are addressing. They are legalistic, not moral.

[@scienceexplains302]

@@harveywabbit9541 You mean, “according to the Bible,” I hope

[@jeanine219]

@@scienceexplains302 Oops!! I inadvertently sent to you my comment intended for a Christian apologist commenter, that also has "science" in his moniker. He is always soliciting for his 2 ID/creationist videos that he made. I have always RESPECTED your channel and your comments. I apologize for the mistake.

[@amy_pieterse]

Lol. I got tattoos to be rebellious in my own way.

[@tr3ylv1]

Gotta get it banned..ASAP..

[@alguno1010101]

So that "love your neighbor as yourself" bit that Christians love to quote as some revolutionary moral teaching of Jesus was actually in the Torah for centuries before he was born? Not that it's an idea so novel that only could come from God, but come on, at least don't claim it that Jesus was the first to say it when other people in the Bible wrote it before.

[@PaulThomas-qb9cx]

Lev. 19:19, three rules in a row for "don't mix different things" sounds like coded xenophobia.

[@dragowolfraven3806]

So much repeated stuff. I think the guys who wrote the Bible books had really bad memories.😂

[@randomperson.6693]

"spoke into existence" = repeat the lie until you're convinced it's true.

[@karsten69]

Leviticus 19:13 somehow Corporate America has problems with that commandment.

[@sadderwhiskeymann]

I could write a far better, more interesting and morally superior book but noone would care... 😭

[@josefj.cfourie198]

You can walk into any grade 1 classroom, close your eye and pick one of their weekend stories assignments and you'll have a better, more interesting, and morally superior book. I bet it won't be too difficult to even read between the lines and find a few prophecies in there... also more superior.

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

Sadder Whiskeymann You’re not the first to think you could possibly write a better book than the Bible, and yet everyone has failed.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@Daniel-cz7kd The Upanishads aren't all that bad. The Kybalion has lots of interesting stuff, and the Tibetan Book of the Dead has a lot of metaphysical details, and even details on the moment life ceases, and the 'vital winds' begin to leave the body - then discussions of potential bardo realms, not unlike purgatory. None of them needed detailed instructions on slavery or how much less a woman's testimony be worth, or slanted rules for female vs male infidelity. One might say they were better for it. Genesis rambles on and on, tries to cover far too much, and ends up SKIPPING huge bits. Including just how things got so bad that a flood was the ONLY valid solution, and just how much rebel angels are owed or permitted to roam, or do things. Or indeed, on how any arrived at a tenable rebel perspective, with any realistic prospect of WINNING a revolt, in a perfect realm - in the first place. And the Lord of the Rings has far better drama, epic scope, ethics, and much better characters, usually. So does Harry Potter.

[@josefj.cfourie198]

@@Daniel-cz7kd By your comment one would come to the conclusion that you must have read the entire bible and also have read other books. However, by stating "the bible" I feel that you are implying that there is only one bible, which is incorrect. They are also not meerly translations nor accact copies, the stories in them are different, some have different "books" all together.. To which bible are you refering?

[@morgunstyles7253]

Same thing thats wrong with the rest of it. Its crap.

[@gilokdc]

Chapter 26-28 is the reason that ortodox jews leave that thin curled lock hair in the side of theyr head, cheating the bible commandments with small details sure is nice!

[@jeanine219]

Yes, and it’s called the Hasidic male version of Shirley temple hair curls.

[@rodgerdoucette2841]

What Leviticus does is speak out about Satan worshiping heathens and they don't like being told the truth.

[@stylesrj]

So crop rotation is literally Satan?

[@vegasemerald9657]

Leviticus 19. Let’s find out what our good friends YHWH and Moses has to say this time. Leviticus 19:1-4 How does the Israelites be holy? By bringing animals to sacrifice exactly where YHWH wants killed for that sweet odor that pleases the Lord? Sounds like YHWH is so unsure of himself that he needed to remind people multiple times to not worship false idols or make any gods before Him. Leviticus 19:5-8 To summarize verses 5-8, no eating left overs on the third day and it must be eaten on the day of the sacrifice. If they are leftovers on the wrong day, cut them off from their people. Leviticus 19:9-10 Picky, picky. Why not reap the very edges of the field or gather the gleanings of the harvest? So guess the Israelites has got to go over their vineyard one time and they cannot pick up the grapes that have fallen. Guess there was no such thing as the “5 second rule”. “Leave them for the poor and the foreigner.” That verse is decent. What that means is to leave some food for the poor and foreigners. I can get behind it a little. Leviticus 19:11-12 Oh like how televangelists are constantly lying about anything: Kennth Copeland lying about how “Jesus made him get a private jet” or Brisbee lying to children (K-8) about how there’s “evidence” of an intelligent designer when there isn’t one like what Aaron Ra pointed out. It’s ok to lie if it’s in the name of Jesus and God, but better not bear false “witnesses” against thy neighbor no matter how questionable some are. Btw, goddamn. Other than all that, I do think it this is a good verse here. If there’s only more like this. Leviticus 19:13 Well, the Israelites did looted all the treasures in Egypt back in Exodus. Leviticus 19:14 I think not cursing the deaf and not putting a stumbling block in front of the blind is good enough. But again, why create deafness and blindness at all? Leviticus 19:15 Well, tell that to mega churches who buys out politicians to anoint them in power. What does YHWH mean by “do not show partially to the poor”? Also, why are there favoritism in both churches and in the Bible? YHWH played favoritism on Cain and Abel back in Genesis 4. He preferred Abel’s offering as if it was superior to Cain’s offering. Also, the last part of “judging your neighbor fairly”, that has single-handedly what lead to people like Greg Locke committing atrocities in YHWH’s name. They would use verses like this to justify being bigots to people and look down at them as if they’re inferior. The author should be the last person to tell anyone to “judge fairly”. Plus, isn’t there a verse that contradicts this by saying “don’t judge others so you won’t be judged”? Leviticus 19:16 Oh really? The crusades, the witch trials, conversion therapy, confederation that owns slaves, may I go on? There is a reason the Bible is associated with the dark ages. Too many examples of how the people “supposedly” following their Bible had hurt more people than converted them. Leviticus 19:17 “Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart” Yeah.. Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels and the rest of Nazi Germany disagrees with that. They placed the Israelites (Aka, Jews) in gas chambers and other vile shit. Why didn’t YHWH stop them like he did to Pharaoh? Why let them suffer under evil hands like that? I thought they were important to YHWH considering his promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Leviticus 19:18 I can see where this is going. It isn’t healthy to hold grudges against anyone. It is also nice to try to befriend everyone. It’s how we get someone like Owen (Telltale) or Bernie Sanders. If this is all it takes to be a great Christian, then sign me up. I would replace one of the Ten Commandments with this. Unfortunately, that is just a pipe dream. Leviticus 19:19 Sorry zoologists, you can’t mate up different animals. Apparently, there is no such thing as a “kind”. Evolution has looong beaten Christianity to the punch in explaining the different types of animals. And.. no wearing mixed material clothing. Sorry fashion enthusiasts, you can’t wear mixed fabrics no matter how well some can go together. Leviticus 19:20-22 Here we are. The first three pro-slavery verses. This is where the Confederate Army in the South got the inspiration to own people. Especially the arbitrary conditions slaves are put in. They don’t know if their master is nice or complete assholes. It’s usually the latter. I had been fed false information of how YHWH “supposedly” condemns slavery by punishing the Southern States of the Confederation. I was even told they would own black people. Also, why didn’t the Confederate Army sacrifice rams? How did YHWH not condemn slavery back in Exodus? This is just messed up. Leviticus 19:23-25 What does YHWH mean by “regard its fruit as forbidden”? Was he referring to the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil back in Genesis 2? Also, what a weird rule to not eat the fruit of a new land for three straight years and suddenly it’s holy on the fourth year. Even for the fifth year, shouldn’t the Israelites leave some fruits for the poor and foreigners? Leviticus 19:26-28 Who would want to eat meat with blood in it? There are diseases like salmonella poisoning. Divination? Seek omens? What are those? Does YHWH approve of haircuts of any kind? How about having long hair? What haircuts does YHWH if he does approve? Why no tattoos? Is there any dangers? How would the Israelites even know what tattoo is or even what it looks like? Leviticus 19:29 That’s it? All it toke is one daughter to turn the land into ancient Las Vegas? Who would even “degrade” their daughters? Where’s the logic in that? There are plenty of dads who would protect their children including daughters. Also, what if the daughter consents to being a prostitute on her own? Leviticus 19:30-37 No fortune tellers, no Buddhists, no nothing that isn’t “God”. What if elders are assholes? Are the Israelites still expected to “show respect” to them? Trump and QAnon did not follow this rule on not mistreating immigrants. I guess they’ve never red this part about treating foreigners with love. Why not use length, weight or quantity? Is to accept them for all shapes and sizes? Is it to encourage people to show unconditional love for others? What does the author mean by “use honest scales, honest weights, honest ephah, and honest hin?” What a mouthful.. There are a few genuinely good verses to live by like loving thy neighbors as thyself or be kind to foreigners or leave some food for the poor. If this is what Christianity is about, then I would be all for it. It’s not what’s it about sadly. It’s about obedience and following the myriads of rules that aren’t cohesive or hold up well in time. This is not the work of an all-knowing or all-loving God. It’s a work of primitive authors who make things up as they go and needed something to write about. Other than the few good verses here, this is nothing to write home about.

[@jeanine219]

Your analysis comprehensive and excellent as usual Vegas Emerald🤗💯

[@dj_tika]

I would argue this would be how to make anti-theists lol

[@KeriRautenkranz]

Perhaps the Buybull was written to point out the absurdity of religion?