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Habakkuk 2:16

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Contradictions
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You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink, and be exposed! The cup of Yahweh’s right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.

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Contradictions (2)

Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.

  • Is it OK to drink alcohol?

    The Bible's stance on alcohol is not a spectrum — it is a pile of mutually inconsistent positions. Some texts positively command drinking: wine as covenant blessing (Gen 27:28), festival wine (Deut 14:26), God commanding joyful drinking (Eccl 9:7).

    Critical scholarship: Usually considered reconciled.

    Law & ethics

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  • Is every word of God pure?

    Psalm 12:6, 119:140, and Proverbs 30:5 claim every word of Yahweh is pure, refined like silver. The SAB then lines up 2 Kings 18:27 / Isaiah 36:12 (eating dung and drinking piss), Ezekiel 23:20 (flesh of asses, issue of horses), Habakkuk 2:16 (foreskin uncovered), and Malachi 2:3 (dung on faces) as examples of scriptural language that does not fit any sane definition of "pure."

    Critical scholarship: Usually considered reconciled.

    Theology

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    The proposed answers and sources for each reading are on the question page.

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