Violence In The Old Testament

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Why does there seem to be so much violence in the Old Testament?

Given the nature that God is holy, in the Old Testament, He punished sinful tribes by having the Israelites go to war with these tribes and the Israelites would emerge victorious and vice versa when the Israelites engaged in sins and idolatry. The violence in the Old Testament is depicted as a way for God to punish sin and immorality.

What is the difference between killing and murder?

Killing is the deliberate unpremeditated act of causing death while murder is the premeditated and deliberate act of causing death.

Why is Joshua's encounter with sons of Anak important?

Joshua's encounter with the Sons of Anak was important especially for the Israelites as it reminded them of the odds they had persevered and faced to get to the Promised Land and God kept His promise of giving the Israelites the Promised …show more content…

The reason I agree with Professor Stone is because, his explanation of the instances of war and violence are well documented in the Bible in the books of Joshua and Judges. For example, he states that the instances of war and violence during the time of Joshua, the war, and violence Joshua spearheaded was holy and a direct command from Yahweh. This is proven by the Bible itself through some paranormal instances where the Israelites were led to war by Joshua and had miraculous victories. For example, when the Israelites matched around the high walled city of Jericho for six days once a day, and on the seventh, they marched around the wall of Jericho seven times, carrying the covenant with the priests walking ahead of them blowing their horns. On day seven, they matched around the city of Jericho seven times and shouted a loud war cry as Yahweh had instructed Joshua to instruct them, and the walls fell and the Israelites fought to victory yet they were outnumbered (Stone,

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