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NASB | Deuteronomy 7:2 and when the LORD your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 7:2 and when the LORD your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall not make a covenant (treaty) with them nor show mercy and compassion to them. |
Subject: How do we open eyes to truth? |
Bible Note: Greetings Martha! I respect your gentleness, but God didn't kill the people with whom Israel was at war. The Israelites did because God commanded them to do so. David killed thousands of people. No matter how one tries to couch it, killing is not always wrong. Most scholars say of the ten commandments that "thou shalt not kill" refers to murder. Why? Because the very same law told the Israelites to execute certain classes of criminals. If "killing" is always wrong, then why did God command it? Consider the following: The phrase "put to death" is used 104 times in the Bible. Most of them, about 98 percent, refer to people that the law commanded be put to death for various crimes. Don't get me wrong! I am all for peace. Epspecially in our personal relationships as Christians. But, I just can't stand by while people claim that it is always wrong to go to war or to kill when God Himself commanded people to do it. This whole approach to evil would have one practical result: Evil people will rule the world! If no one fought, they would be unopposed. Even in the examples you used from the Old Testament of God fighting for Israel, He mostly worked through them. They did the fighting! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran 1) |