Song of Songs – Erotic Content?

Song of Songs—”The Word of God could not possibly contain such erotic or obscene content”

God’s Word is guidance for every area of life. Song of Songs is a poem of love between a husband and wife and so, while the content may be graphic it is appropriate in the marriage context.…

Dogs and Swine?

<h2 class=”objection”>Matthew 7:6—”How can the Injīl use obscenities like “dogs” and “swine” for unbelievers? Prophets would not use such terms for other humans.”</h2>
This passage is saying that true believers should not indefinitely continue proclaiming the gospel to those who adamantly reject it, so that they can move on and proclaim the gospel to others more receptive (see 10:14).…

Is Ezekiel 23 Pornographic?

Ezekiel 23—”The Bible contains ‘pornography’ and other obscenities”

This passage is an analogy comparing Israel and Samaria’s idolatry to two fictional prostitutes named Oholah and Oholibah.

God’s purpose in revealing this passage is to shock and disgust these apathetic nations to realize how abominable and loathsome their idolatry is.…

Song of Songs- Erotic Content?

Song of Songs—”The Word of God could not possibly contain such erotic or obscene content”

God’s Word is guidance for every area of life. Song of Songs is a poem of love between a husband and wife and so, while the content may be graphic it is appropriate in the marriage context.…

Guilt for Father’s Sins

Exodus 20:5-6—”It is unjust to make people guilty for their fathers’ sins.”

This verse is using hyperbolic language to emphasize how disobedience to God will be punished and faithfulness will be blessed—it is not a legal declaration. In fact we find exactly the opposite in the Torah law:

“Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”

Abraham’s Lie

Genesis 20—”How can the Bible say that the Prophet Abraham lied about his wife and allowed her to be taken by another man?”

Interestingly, this story is found not only in the Bible but also in Sahih Bukhari:

Narrated by Abu Huraira: Abraham did not tell a lie except on three occasion.

Rainbow created at Flood?

Genesis 9:13—”It is scientifically wrong to say that God created the rainbow only after the flood.”

There is no indication in this passage that the rainbow was created at Noah’s time—it simply was referred to as a reminder-sign that no more huge floods would come.…

David’s Adultery


2 Samuel 11,12—”How can the Bible say that the Prophet David committed adultery against Uriah’s wife Bathsheba and then covered it up?”

Interestingly, part of this story is found in the Qur’an (38:21-24, 30), and the best Muslim interpreters tell us that David wrongfully taking Uriah’s wife is the correct interpretation of those Qur’anic verses.…

Are their Obscenities in the Bible?

Why are there twisted stories about the Prophets’ sins in the Bible?

Because of the way Islam has traditionally viewed prophets, Muslims normally have a really hard time with a few passages in the Bible that show major sins in prophets’ lives, such as with Abraham pretending his wife was his sister, Lot getting drunk and unknowingly sleeping with his daughters, or David committing adultery with Bathsheba and murdering her husband.…