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Originally posted by ReformedApologist View PostThe passage of Deuteronomy 20:16-17 is an example of war rhetoric There are many Near Eastern text that use such language https://www.allaboutarchaeology.org/...-stele-faq.htm.
Second the goal was to drive them out of the land and various text foretell that (Exodus 34:11; 33:2). So again your claim on this text fails.
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Originally posted by Same Hakeem View Post
The obvious question becomes - why do these peoples, seeing the Israelite army approaching and knowing what will happen, stay? It seems unlikely that town after town falls but folks just hang around to see if the Israelites will keep coming.
Israel is the priesthood nation - it must not be corrupted. Therefore, the Promised Land is a special case, never seen before or since.Last edited by Teallaura; 07-27-2019, 11:31 AM."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostThat IS war rhetoric.
The obvious question becomes - why do these peoples, seeing the Israelite army approaching and knowing what will happen, stay? It seems unlikely that town after town falls but folks just hang around to see if the Israelites will keep coming.
Israel is the priesthood nation - it must not be corrupted. Therefore, the Promised Land is a special case, never seen before or since.Last edited by Same Hakeem; 08-02-2019, 04:49 AM.
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostThat IS war rhetoric.
The obvious question becomes - why do these peoples, seeing the Israelite army approaching and knowing what will happen, stay? It seems unlikely that town after town falls but folks just hang around to see if the Israelites will keep coming.
Israel is the priesthood nation - it must not be corrupted. Therefore, the Promised Land is a special case, never seen before or since.
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Originally posted by JimL View PostSo, it wasn't the words/commands of god as the bible states?
Maybe because it was their homeland which they thought worthy of fighting for. Or perhaps they didn't realize what an immoral, brutal, bloodthirsty bunch the Israelites were.
Actually, the story of Jericho gives us a BIG clue here - a prostitute in Jericho had heard the Israelites were coming - likely, so had absolutely everybody else. As towns fall - like Jericho - do you stay and hope your town is different, or do you leave and let the Israelites have the danged thing? My hypothesis is that the war rhetoric is so violent because it saves lives in the long run - on both sides.
They were already corrupted as shown by the actions they took. Their plan was to take all these lands, and kill all the inhabitants thereof. Can't get any more immoral or corrupt than that.
But let's look at it from the human side. They can't beat Egypt. They will starve if they don't find a place to settle. And there are huge numbers of people depending on that - is it moral for a leadership to let their own die?
No, Israel wasn't corrupt - that's just your standard being retroactively applied."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Same Hakeem View PostStill the problem of God commanding to kill infants and children does not here at Deut 20. The Bible continues to mention that God commands to kill infants in 1 Samuel 15:3 and children in Ezk 9:6."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostSo, you really don't understand anything about it at all, do you? I gave you the answer - why is it that you don't understand?"I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostHe has a pattern of being told the answer to his contradiction and simply repeating the original contradiction claim... over and over again. I don't know if there's a language barrier or just stupidity."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Not to mention the fact the Canaanites probably saw the visible signs of Yahweh ie the Shekinah Cloud, and Rahab even told the Israelites that they heard the reports of what happened in Egypt (Joshua 2:9-10), so it is not like they were ignorant of the events. Let's also not forget they didn't attack directly, they waited 7 days (Joshua 6:4). There are various factors that critics tend to leave out. Not to mention Jericho was a village and not a highly populated area, in fact it was most likely a military garrison. These nations were engaging in human sacrifices to false gods. I find it funny that skeptics whine about the problem of evil, yet in the same breath decry on how God deals with it.Last edited by ReformedApologist; 08-02-2019, 01:08 PM.
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostSo, you really don't understand anything about it at all, do you? I gave you the answer - why is it that you don't understand?
I will help you. God is just according to Hebrews 6:10 but God commanded to kill infants in 1 Sam 15:3 and children in Ezk 9:6. It is a contradiction.
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Originally posted by Same Hakeem View PostI understand what you tried to explain but I do not buy what you wrote. Writing is easy.
I will help you. God is just according to Hebrews 6:10 but God commanded to kill infants in 1 Sam 15:3 and children in Ezk 9:6. It is a contradiction.
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God has attributes in the Bible. One of his attributes is just according to Hebrews 6:10. So how can God be just and command to kill infants in 1 Samuel 15:3? God cannot be just and order to infants.Last edited by Same Hakeem; 08-02-2019, 02:16 PM.
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