I find the violence in the Old Testament disturbing and unecessary to
accomplish God's plan. Please help me to understand this without making
excuses for God. Especially hard is where he commands the slaughter of
entire nations. To keep Israel pure? What about the infants? Don't
tell me they will grow up to corrupt Israel. It is just hard to accept that
this is the same God as Jesus Christ. I have never gotten a good
explanation for the bloodshed and murder in the Old Testament. And it is
never really brought up in any churches I've been to. It is not good to
just sweep it under the rug like it has been. Read about it in different
places but nothing I've read or heard makes it acceptable.
accomplish God's plan. Please help me to understand this without making
excuses for God. Especially hard is where he commands the slaughter of
entire nations. To keep Israel pure? What about the infants? Don't
tell me they will grow up to corrupt Israel. It is just hard to accept that
this is the same God as Jesus Christ. I have never gotten a good
explanation for the bloodshed and murder in the Old Testament. And it is
never really brought up in any churches I've been to. It is not good to
just sweep it under the rug like it has been. Read about it in different
places but nothing I've read or heard makes it acceptable.