Offended By the Old Testament? | Torah | Deuteronomy 23

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🗓️ 25 October 2022

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There are some Bible passages that are offensive to modern ears. How do you deal with hard Bible passages? What’s actually moral and immoral? In today’s episode, Patrick discusses Deuteronomy 23 to show how to read difficult passages of scripture. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Deuteronomy 23

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:09.0	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.6	I'm Patrick Miller. Here's a little secret. A lot of pastors and teachers avoid
0:16.1	going to certain parts of the Old Testament because it says things that are just
0:19.8	offensive to modern ears. The kinds of passages that you know atheist or anti-Christian activists used to show that at its root the Bible is immoral at its root
0:29.2	Christianity is damnable. The irony is that often the reason we are offended by the Bible
0:35.6	isn't because we live in a post-Christian culture. It's because we live in a culture that has
0:40.3	been so deeply shaped by Christian values. The reason we're offended
0:44.7	when the Bible talks about excluding someone because of their race or sex organs
0:49.1	is because the Bible taught us that everyone is made in God's image and worthy of dignity and embrace.
0:55.7	Which begs the question, does the Bible contradict itself?
0:59.6	What do we do with the tough passages?
1:01.6	Well, I'm not a fan of avoiding hard things. I'm a fan of going
1:05.2	headlong into them, wrestling with them, and seeing what gold we can pull out. In
1:09.9	Deuteronomy 23, Moses explains how Israel can keep itself pure and holy, namely by excluding people.
1:18.0	Deuteronomy 23, verse 1.
1:20.2	No one who has been emasculated by crushing or cutting may enter the assembly of the Lord.
1:25.2	Let's pause. Here's a verse that excludes anyone who intentionally or accidentally
1:29.3	disfigures their sex organs. This would include Unix, men who were castrated by kings so that they could
1:35.3	oversee the kings wives and concubines. I mean doesn't this seem unfair? Doesn't this seem unjust?
1:40.3	Well let's keep going because it only gets worse.
1:43.2	Verse 2, no one born of a forbidden marriage,
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