IS THIS SORT OF COMMAND HAPPENING NOW BY ANYgod u know?
2007-07-28 01:25:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This has nothing to do with any God its a story of man.
2007-07-28 01:28:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is a God of perfect justice as well as a God of mercy. God obeys his own laws perfectly. He gave the earth, and in this case, the promised land, to men for an inheritance. And when a people become evil he will execute them completely off the land.
God had given the land to the people of Israel for their homeland. He never would have taken it away from the former inhabitants if they had not become "ripe in iniquity". As in the days of Noah when God swept the people off the earth in a flood, or in the case of Sodom where he sent fire and brimstone. God will not permit a people to continue living and populating and teaching their children to be evil.
In this case, he used the covenant people of Israel and their armies as his "executioner". And was sweeping the land of an evil population and giving it to the covenant people. When the armies did not obey and completely destroy the population and brought back prisoners who could influence the Israelites back into idol worship and other evil practices, some of the Israelites were punished with a plague and some were killed. God expects his commands to be obeyed or there is a punishment which is part of his laws of justice.
This seems harsh to people who are used to the mercy of God and so not understand that God will not be mocked and disobeyed and is a God of perfect justice. Whenever a law is broken there is a punishment. Whenever a law is obeyed there is a reward. God does not look on life and death with the same point of view man does either. When a people become completely evil with no chance of turning around, God will eliminate them completely like a cancer or a plague before they infect everybody. This does not make God a bloodthirsty tyrant who enjoys causing suffering. It makes God a sovereign creator who rules in complete righteous justice and mercy, and LOVE..
2007-07-28 01:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by Gma Joan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. That command was given as the Isrealites inhabited a land where the people were in such a state that they would never turn back to God and would only polute the people of God if left. It seems to me that the next time this happens the angels will do the task after Jesus returns.
2007-07-28 01:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by Jim B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God must judge sin if for no other reason than to preserve the purity of those who have not sinned and those whose sin He has taken away.
He cannot allow the corruption of those uncorrupted, with the misery and suffering that would bring upon them.
Your immensely self centred view prevents you from seeing the much larger picture.
You also forget that He governs both in Heaven and on Earth.
His government is wise, utterly good and perfect in justice.
Do you presume to know better than He does?
2007-07-28 01:47:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was impressed to see the quality and correctness of the answerers. Sometimes questions like the one just asked are meant to confuse. The responses were great. GOD wanted to protect HIS chosen people from the influence of idol worshippers. The way to do that was to destroy them and their seed. HE did not want them polluting the Israelites.
2007-07-28 01:36:10 · answer #5 · answered by missywose 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not every thing which is associated towards God, by humans is right. Corruptions and changes done by humans in Bible makes it doubtful. It is great sin and unfortunately we are facing it.
May God Almighty give us wisdom to find truth and keep us on right path, path of His Prophets, Messengers and other rightly guided personalities, on whom He shower His blessings. Amen.
2007-07-28 01:36:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
These people suffered this because they were worshipping false gods.
And never forget. God has the power to undo anything He does. Even restoring life.
so what may look terrible and so permanent to us is not to God.
2007-07-28 02:08:01 · answer #7 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know of any people who are wicked enough to warrant such a command?
2007-07-28 01:28:08 · answer #8 · answered by Avatar_defender_of_the_light 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no its not...how much murder is in the new testament...the OT and NT are under two different covenants...the OT required that kind of judgment...the NT gives more grace...
2007-07-28 01:29:38 · answer #9 · answered by turntable 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, not that I can see .... but I don't keep up on current events lol
2007-07-28 01:32:57 · answer #10 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋