Why is God on a war path in the Old Testament?

Answer 1

He was young and inexperienced.

Answer 2

God was on what many people view as a "war path" because most people look at the people he killed as innocent bystanders. But many of these people had the chance to worship Him too (Numbers 9:14). These people, however, did not always obey, and so God could not simply let them live among, and therefore turn away, His people who He had brought into a new land He had promised them (Joshua 1:1-6). In times before that, it is because the sin of those people were so great, or they actually had a hand in opressing His people, that in order for His will to be accomplished, some humans would have to die (Lamentations 4:6; Numbers 20:14-21). It will not be any different in the future.

Answer 3

To suppose that God was a warmonger would be a mistake. The Old testament was written over a period of 3000+ years, these are only the highlights.
The purpose of the OT was to:
1) Show his nature to the world through his promise to back his chosen people,
2) Reveal the truth of the law of you harvest what you plant in every area of life and across centuries
3) Taken as a whole the perceptive mind can see his justice, mercy, love, tenderness and mostly how far his patience will be stretched before his justice must be meted out.

Answer 4

He was on a seeming warpath because He is a just God. When people disobeyed Him, He gave consequences, just like an earthly parent would, except, of course, in a Godly fashion. God cannot abide by sin and when He states not to do something, you better not. Look at the circumstances around each "warpath" and you will see. Don't be so quick to judge God

Answer 5

I think God was a little to hursh on the people in the Old Testament because he wasn't used to taking care of people. Like really, he was a little to harsh on Moses, like he just thought the same thing as you do and then BOOM, no promise land for him. But he was old anyway.

Answer 6

The bible has nothing to do with God. The perversion you read about is written by perverts.

Have a closer look at the Bible:

http://www.islamtomorrow.com/bible.asp

http://www.evilbible.com/

http://www.jewwatch.com/

Answer 7

Many struggle with the Old Testament accounts of the wholesale destruction of some nations and cities by God. God destroyed the whole world civilization of Noah's day by a flood (Genesis 6:13) and whole cities by fire, such as Sodom (Genesis 19). In other cases, He ordered the destruction of Canaanite cities by the armies of Israel (Deuteronomy 7:1-2).

It is important to remember that, while God is a God of love, He is also a holy God, separate from sinners and perfect in righteousness, justice, and purity. The powerful seraphim are pictured as flying and calling, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty" (Isaiah 6:3). Judgment against rebellious and indifferent sinners is inevitable, apart from repentance, "for the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23a).

God had endured the idolatry, child sacrifice, and moral corruption of the original inhabitants of the land of Canaan for centuries. When He gave the land to Israel and ordered the destruction of the Canaanites it was both judgment on a people hardened against God and protection for Israel lest they be drawn into the corrupt life of the land's inhabitants. Our difficulty with these acts of judgment is closely associated with our failure to comprehend the purity of God and the sinfulness of mankind, including ourselves. According to the Bible, we all deserve not only physical death but eternal punishment—apart from the death of Jesus as our substitute. Our only hope for escaping the wrath of God is through repentance from sin and by faith in Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord. In the words of Jesus, "Unless you repent, you too will all perish" (Luke 13:5)—stern words from a God who is patient with our failings. "[The Lord] is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9).

Many people decide that the seemingly senseless acts of God's judgment are a valid reason to reject Him. But this is a serious error. Because God is just, He cannot excuse sin or act somehow as if it did not exist. But because God is also loving, He does not want us to have to endure the punishment we deserve for our sins. We do ourselves no good by thinking we have a greater sense of justice than God Himself. We must surrender to this truth: "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23). You cannot save yourself from God's judgment—but Christ can, and He will as you commit your life to Him by faith.

Answer 8

Read the entire book and you will clearly see the answer.

Answer 9

With whom? The Devil?

Answer 10

toothache