Bible Question: Thou Shall Not Kill is one of the commandments, but the flood caused many to perish. So why can God kill even though he states the above? |
Bible Answer: Greetings TBTG! Since this is a common misunderstanding, I thought it would be helpful to list all of the verses which use the word 'ratsach' so that everyone can see that it is a word which refers to 'murder' not 'killing' in general. It is interesting to note that God never once commands anyone to 'ratsach' anyone. Here are all the verses where this term in used in the Old Testament. Ex. 20:13; Num. 35:6, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31; Dt. 4:42, 5:17, 19:3, 4, 6, 22:26; Jos. 20:3, 5, 6, 21:13, 21, 27, 32, 38; Jdg. 20:4; 1 Kings 21:19; 2 Kings 6:32; Job 24:14; Ps. 62:3, 94:6; Prov. 22:13; Is. 1:21; Jer. 7:9; Hos. 4:2, and 6:9. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |