2007-03-14 06:29:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you're referring to the slaughter of the Prophets of Baal, they were converting the Jewish people from Yahweh. It wasn't a matter of spreading the Jewish religion, but preventing others from spreading theirs.
2007-03-14 06:34:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
'slaughter' may include Sodom and Gomorrah, Red Sea / Egyptian thing, Joshua's Canaanite expeditions, Job's family, Samson's various killings and all kinds of others - I don't think you can lump them into one category.
Can't speak to where the Jews are in their views on evangelizing today, but the Old Testament Jews were intended to be a living witness of the power and Holiness God.
2007-03-14 13:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by super Bobo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the wars mandated by God, including the wars of conquest generally specified a 'take no prisoners' attitude. This is not exactly a great strategy if the goal is to gain converts.
2007-03-14 13:39:11 · answer #3 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What does slaughter have to do with evangelizing?
2007-03-14 13:50:59 · answer #4 · answered by XX 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What slaughter?
2007-03-14 13:33:08 · answer #5 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the point of the slaughter was to gain land and resources and to eliminate those who were using that land and those resources.
2007-03-14 13:33:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋