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Does the Bible endorse chattel slavery? (and other Old Testament live Q&A)

Ask Away

Vince and Jo Vitale

Religion & Spirituality

4.9714 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Does the Bible endorse chattel slavery? How could a loving and just God command the killing of civilian populations? Does the Bible teach that women's bodies are inferior? Did God tempt Job? Why is it that according to Old Testament law, only women (and not men) had to endure a trial for perceived unfaithfulness? In this week's episode of Ask Away, Jo Vitale responds to live Q&A questions based on some of the most difficult passages of the Old Testament. To watch the entire event hosted by the Jude 3 Project at the Museum of The Bible, which includes New Testament questions answered by Dr Esau McCaulley, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXdCZ7AwBZY   ------ We’re so glad you joined us for Ask Away. If you have a question that needs answering, we’d love to hear it. Send us an email at askawayquestion@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at ‪(321) 213-9670‬. Ask Away is hosted by Vince and Jo Vitale, and produced by Studio D Podcast Production. New episodes come out regularly, so make sure to subscribe. The best way you can support Ask Away is to leave a review. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for Ask Away, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review’ and tell us what you think. If you’d like to see videos from Vince and me, invite us to speak, or make a financial gift so that more people’s questions can be heard on Ask Away, visit Kardiaquestions.com See you next time, and remember, if you have a question, it’s worth asking.

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0:00.0

I was a skeptic who came to faith through asking hard questions.

0:04.0

I'm a long-time Christian whose faith was challenged by hard questions.

0:08.5

Whatever your story is, we all ask questions.

0:12.0

But some questions are more difficult to answer than others.

0:16.0

And some questions keep us up at night.

0:18.5

Who am I?

0:19.5

Does my life have value?

0:21.2

What determines my identity and purpose?

0:23.7

Is there a God?

0:24.9

Does he care?

0:26.0

What will happen when I die?

0:27.8

Is it even possible to know the truth?

0:29.7

We believe every question is valuable, and we receive every question as a gift.

0:35.8

So welcome to the podcast, where we invite you to ask away.

0:41.2

We're going to get into the questions and we're going to start with the Old Testament. We're going to go

0:45.9

with an easy one for you, Dr. Joe Vitale. How can a perfectly good and loving God

0:53.0

command the total annihilation of entire civilization populations,

0:58.1

including infant and nursing children in 1 Samuel 15, verse 3, and anything that breathes in

1:04.5

Deuteronomy 20, verse 16, without compromising the very definition of divine goodness and justice.

1:12.6

Man, such an easy question.

1:13.6

Thank you so much.

1:14.6

Every time Lisa says easy question, like, is it over yet?

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