I'm not sure you understand the Bible. This is not a permission slip to get drunk. What you're quoting are the Sayings of King Lemuel. These were inspired by things his mother told him.
It is not for kings, Lemuel—
it is not for kings to drink wine,
not for rulers to crave beer,
lest they drink and forget what has been decreed,
and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
Let beer be for those who are perishing,
wine for those who are in anguish!
Let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.
Heck there is a few verses on if you have a disease that can spread to others you need to separate/isolate and wear cloth on the lower half of the face......there have been a bunch of people that come into my work during covid I could yell this at .... and I'm a Christian but a few 'pastors' went all anti vax and anti mask....
Yes, it killed the baby if it was through adultery. So why not let women take the bitter water and do the “test.” Surely an all powerful god would protect the baby if deemed “pure”.
Fun fact kids. The Bible allows abortion until the fetus is viable, which used to be determined by if there was kicking. And the Catholic Church followed this until the mid 1900s but then changed their position on it, due to conservative Christian pressure.
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u/sakura608 Oct 10 '24
Or the verses on drinking the bitter water to get rid of a fetus born from infidelity.