Atheist Advocate (AA): "An example of a biblical mistake relates to the identity King David’s scribe.
In 2 Samuel 8:17, the scribe is identified as Seraiah. Later, in 2 Samuel 20:25, the same position is ascribed to someone named Shevah. Meanwhile, 1 Chronicles 18:16 lists Shawsha as the scribe during David’s reign. The differences in names are evident even in the original Hebrew, therefore a clear inconsistency in the record.
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(Question Submitted by Jeff Noncent ) "If Satan repented, would God forgive him?"
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Atheist Advocate (AA): "In 2 Kings 24:4, we encounter a stark declaration: “The LORD was not willing to forgive,” specifically regarding the sins of King Manasseh, who led Judah into idolatry and shed innocent blood.
This statement contradicts the broader biblical theme of God’s mercy and willingness to forgive, as in passages like Psalms 103:3,10, which praise God for forgiving iniquities and not treating humanity as their sins deserve.
The contradiction deepens when we compare 2 Kings with 2 Chronicles. In the latter (2 Chronicles 33:19), we learn that Manasseh eventually repented, humbling himself before God, who then restored him.
However, repentance and restoration are entirely absent from the account in Kings, which portrays Manasseh’s sins as the ultimate reason for Judah’s destruction — a punishment that fell upon generations long after his reign."
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Confused Christian (CC): "Is the Bible outdated? It was written thousands of years ago and the world has changed a lot, especially in the last couple hundred years or so."
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Atheist Advocate (AA): "Another example that reminds us of the discrepancies in the Bible can be found in the story of Noah and the Ark. In Genesis 6:19-20, God commands Noah to take two of every kind of animal — one male and one female — onto the Ark to preserve their species. However, in Genesis 7:2-3, the instructions are more specific, stating that Noah should take seven pairs of clean animals (suitable for sacrifice) and one pair of unclean animals.
So, which is it? This discrepancy reflects differing traditions within the text, likely stemming from the merging of multiple sources behind the composition of Genesis."
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