Old Hebrew

Jacob and Solomon were polygamists. Tamar and Rahab were prostitutes. What are polygamists and prostitutes doing on the pages of holy scripture? And God told the prophet Hosea to marry a prostitute. What about Cain - did he really marry his sister? Abraham did, and he was also a polygamist. Lot offered his daughters up for rape, David committed adultery (or rape?), and the Bible calls both men righteous. Love, Old Testament style, was bizarre.

The God of the Old Testament commanded and endorsed many practices that we find morally reprehensible today. High on the list was the institution of slavery, which features prominently in several sections of the Hebrew Bible. Fathers could sell their daughters into slavery; masters could beat their slaves; creditors could carry off children for failure to repay a debt; and foreigners could be kept for life, passed down as inherited property. How are we to make sense of all of this from our modern point of view?

This audiobook Bible contains the books of Esther and Ruth. The listener can also capture the Hebrew culture of the Bible with the World Messianic Bible translation (the British edition). This translation also keeps the authentic Hebrew names for you to enjoy. It is interesting to listen to Bible stories about the noble, courageous, and admirable women at that time. The voice of the narrator will try to engage the listener. This Bible audio is great for both teenagers and adults. Listening to the Bible should be enjoyable and exciting!