Captives of war being forced into marriage...does God seem to promote sex slavery in Deuteronomy?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie talk through a listener question to look at a challenging passage on a very sensitive topic around the treatment of women after victory in war. This passage has been used to discredit God and the Bible as a whole, but we dig into why this passage proves God's love for women and that His commands to the Israelites led to treating even enemy women with more dignity and respect than any other nation of the time.

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth.

Scriptures: Deut. 21:10-14; Deut. 28:30; Zech. 14:12; Isa. 13:15-16; Jer. 14:16; Isa. 22:12; Job 1:20; Gen. 50:10; 1 Sam. 31:13; Deut. 34:8; Num. 20:29; Gen. 2; Gen. 24; Gen. 29; Exo. 2; Josh. 15; Matt. 19:8; Exo. 21:16.

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