Was anything taboo? Yes, if you're talking about bad
behavior. There were many taboos or
forbidden behaviors in Israel. That IS
kind of the whole purpose of the chapter? Moses was listing things that people
shouldn't do... socially, culturally, physically, morally, spiritually, etc.
(as well as some things they were required to do).
We could almost be persuaded that nothing was taboo, if
you're just considering about conversation topics. Moses got rather crass and
uncouth by most standards of “proper” and respectable conversation. Could you
imagine your pastor preaching descriptively about Deuteronomy 23:1, 2, 10, 13
or even 17? Surely there are enough appropriate topics for discussion to keep
us busy without us having to "stoop" to that kind of talk, right?
Well, while I admit that there are body parts and functions
which I can happily die without ever conversing about..."respectable;
comfortable; decent" conversation is not necessarily moral in and of
itself. True, it does seem (in my experience) that (for the most part) the more
wicked people happen to be overall, the more willing they are to be rude and
offensive in their language. But, that
is not always the case. There are some very evil people who may appear
innocuous enough due to their socially palatable conversation habits. And,
indeed I've met a few men who were as diligent and trustworthy as the day is
long, but who apparently thought nothing about using words and discussing
themes that would certainly never go over well from behind the pulpit.
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