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How can a loving God order people killed? - Faith Facts
In the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites coming out of Egypt to take over the land of Canaan and kill all of the inhabitants. Shocking? Capricious? Justice? Take a closer look at the context and decide for yourself.
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Not sure how this answer fits theologically (i.e., for a debate)– In combination with our knowledge of the character of God, can we view the destroying of a nation as the removal of cancer from the human body? With the sex/religion activities of worshiping demon-gods as if they were Jehovah God and man’s prideful bent, the subsequent depravity of idol worship which included sacrificing infants (burning them alive) to appease and gain goodwill from their gods would in time infect the other nations. God was protecting not just His chosen people but also the surrounding peoples in the land.