Joshua 9-11
It's difficult for our modern minds to wrap around God's command to the Israelites to practice genocide. When Joshua takes over the promised land, he and his men completely destroyed every living creature, even the women and children. This was done at the Lord's direction and with His aid. If this were done in our time, Israel would be condemned as a barbaric nation, and the rest of the world would rally against them. However, the nations at that time stood in fear, acknowledging that the Lord was with Israel, and that they could not defeat God. Prior to Joshua's decisive victories, the nations had arrogantly proclaimed that they, and their gods, were more powerful than the one, true, living God.
Even though I might not fully understand God's ordained genocide, I do understand His distaste of arrogance. Makes me wonder how long He will endure the arrogance of a world that boldly proclaims man's power over God's control of His creation. How long will He put up with mankind's flagrant disregard of the God who gives us the breath of life?
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