Did God Command Genocide in the Bible?

Originally posted by Suzianne
I swear, if one more person posts a mobile link... arrrgh...


Anyways, I just KNEW this had to be about Joshua and the Canaanites. The fact is that the Canaanites worshipped FALSE GODS. God knew He couldn't have His people settling in among people worshipping false gods and not have His people tainted by these people. As it was, the Hebrews paid the ...[text shortened]... reason alone, their opinion that this was "genocide" can be tossed out as totally unauthorative.

What's a "mobile link"?

Excuse my ignorance.

Originally posted by divegeester
What's a "mobile link"?

Excuse my ignorance.

It's a youtube address with a little m. in front of it signifying it was copy pasted from a MOBILE cell phone.

Originally posted by C Hess
LOL! Why I'm an atheist.

I.e. a weakling. Insignificant. Except for Communism.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
It's a youtube address with a little m. in front of it signifying it was copy pasted from a MOBILE cell phone.

Thanks. Why would Suzianne be upset by someone posting one?

Maybe I should ask her.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
I.e. a weakling. Insignificant. Except for Communism.

Non-political humanist, actually. You?

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
That's how gods work.

The gods of today tell us that there is no other God, thus making themselves the ultimate authority.

Now their arguments to kill, steal, and destroy is OK so long as they don't mention a God of any kind when doing so.

Originally posted by whodey
The gods of today tell us that there is no other God, thus making themselves the ultimate authority.

Now their arguments to kill, steal, and destroy is OK so long as they don't mention a God of any kind when doing so.

The people living there could have left without dying!

Abraham was an idol worshiper before God called him to come and follow him.

Originally posted by Suzianne
Of course it is EASY for atheists to sit back and claim this was "genocide" because they do not believe in ANY god, much less false gods. For this reason alone, their opinion that this was "genocide" can be tossed out as totally unauthorative.

But if I understand your post correctly, you yourself claim it was genocide and are in fact in support of this particular genocide. Did I misunderstand something?

Originally posted by C Hess
Non-political humanist, actually. You?

Atheist Catholic.

The Pope said it was ok 😞

Originally posted by divegeester
Thanks. Why would Suzianne be upset by someone posting one?

Maybe I should ask her.

It makes it mildly annoying to copy paste it.

yeah the m. is just the optimized mobile version of many websites ......works better for Phones and tablets


Manny

Originally posted by sonhouse
Why does your god confine itself to just the middle east? If it was a god worth its salt, it could just as easily spoken to the entire human race in their various languages. If your god is THE true god, there would have been thousands of times more false gods outside Jerusalem and such. So why would your god have confined itself to just that region when the ...[text shortened]... ot to explain why there was no such movement in Australia or Siberia or Europe or the America's.

"Why does your god confine itself to just the middle east?"

Amazing how much you think you know about "it", but so little you know about what the Bible says.

The Jews were entrusted with the "oracles of God". Right? Says so right there in the Bible. Romans 3:2b 2 ..: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

And were did the Jewish family of God begin? With Abraham. What happened just before Abraham? The tower of Babel. Why did God confuse their languages?

Are you following this so far?

Originally posted by josephw
Are you following this so far?

Yes, the ancient Hebrews produced religious literature for themselves in which they portrayed themselves as "God's Chosen People" and in it they justified the genocide they committed against the Canaanites.

If God had not destroyed these people, eventually it would have been the end of the human race.

Originally posted by checkbaiter
If God had not destroyed these people, eventually it would have been the end of the human race.

That could give us a hint to the end times?