PDF What Do We Do with the Canaanites? The Killing of the Canaanites - Genocide or Capital Punishment? - Part There had been a patient waiting from Abrahams time for the sin of the Amorites[to reach] its full measure (Toward Old Testament Ethics, Walter Kaiser, Jr., p, 267,Zondervan, 1983). Who is more qualified than the Creator to decide how long one lives? Later when Israel disobeys God and allows the Canaanites to continue to live among them, the corruptive and seductive power of Canaanite sin results in the Canaanization of Israel. Under the sanctuary in the ancient city of Gezer, urns containing the burnt bones of children have been found. Old Testament Mass Killings - bethinking.org He believes the latter is the correct interpretation. For the Canaanites, it was time for Gods judgment. 16:9; cf. In Leviticus 18 God then warns Israel that if they commit similar sins that the land would similarly vomit them out. 4:1314; Ezek. the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places (6:12). You shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them. (Deut. That atheists are incapable of judging spiritual matters leads some Christians to wonder why we even need to answer them at all, especially if they lack any objective, moral, or epistemological foundation for their claims. 33:11). In Genesis 15:16, God told Abraham that his descendants would have to remain slaves in Egypt for 400 years before taking possession of Canaan, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete. So God was patient in dealing with the Canaanite nations, waiting until they reached the point of no return. Skeptics say if God is a God of love why did He bring destruction on certain nations of the world? Lets start with the flood. Because of such things, biologist and prominent atheist Richard Dawkins describes God as a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser . Why would Jesus die for basically good folk? 1: The Pentateuch (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, n.d.), 484-485. Tugis life was full of dignity and worth. This wasnt merely punishment, however. 4. For me to do so would be murder. THE CANAANITES- God's Justness in Perspective It's clear from history, God gave them ample time to repent, but they refused (Gen. 15:16; Deut. According to the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament), when God called forth his people out of slavery in Egypt and back to the land of their forefathers, he directed them to kill all the Canaanite clans who were living in the land (Deut.
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