Christians: Why does God want to fill up valleys with the corpses of his victims?

Question

I will make Mount Seir utterly desolate, killing off all who try to escape and any who return. I will fill your mountains with the dead. Your hills, your valleys, and your streams will be filled with people slaughtered by the sword. I will make you desolate forever. Your cities will never be rebuilt. Then you will know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 35:7-9 NLT)

Answer 1

You do know that there are other books in the Bible than just Ezekiel
You would have to sit and read the whole book to get the gist of it, anyone on here can pull out a verse and run with it

Answer 2

IF I don't believe in God, then God never wanted this.

IF I believe in God, then I believe God has the right to blow up the universe, if that is what God "wants".

So, I look at the question from another perspective:

Why does God treat ANYONE well?

Why doesn't God lift up the divine foot and stomp it down, squishing the life out of everyone?

The God I believe in as an Orthodox Christian is "long-suffering" and has always dealt with humanity at the level that the current culture understands.

It is the same God who eventually became humble unto death on a cross, so that every human would be released from the curse of mortal death, giving everyone the eternal souls that our ancestors gave up.

I believe that God wants us to glorify God, and if we wouldn't do so when God caused mass destruction and countless deaths of God's creations, then perhaps we can be persuaded to do so in response to the divine humility God wants us all to adopt.

Thanks for asking.

Answer 3

Ezekiel became a prophet in Babylon-the first prophet to receive the call to prophesy outside the Holy Land. As one of the exiles deported by Nebuchadnezzar in 597, his first task was to prepare his fellow countrymen in Babylon for the final destruction of Jerusalem, which they believed to be inviolable. Accordingly, the first part of his book consists of reproaches for Israel's past and present sins and the confident prediction of yet a further devastation of the land of promise and a more general exile. In 587, when Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem, Ezekiel was vindicated before his unbelieving compatriots.

Answer 4

The word of the LORD came to me: "Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir; prophesy against it and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you and make you a desolate waste. I will turn your towns into ruins and you will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
" 'Because you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword at the time of their calamity, the time their punishment reached its climax, therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you. I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and cut off from it all who come and go. I will fill your mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines. I will make you desolate forever; your towns will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
" 'Because you have said, "These two nations and countries will be ours and we will take possession of them," even though I the LORD was there, therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will treat you in accordance with the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred of them and I will make myself known among them when I judge you. Then you will know that I the LORD have heard all the contemptible things you have said against the mountains of Israel. You said, "They have been laid waste and have been given over to us to devour." You boasted against me and spoke against me without restraint, and I heard it. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate. Because you rejoiced when the inheritance of the house of Israel became desolate, that is how I will treat you. You will be desolate, O Mount Seir, you and all of Edom. Then they will know that I am the LORD.' "

Above is the entire chapter so we can see it in context and talk about it. It can be clearly seen this is a prophecy about Edom. God is declaring his judgment against them for mocking Israel and also their own sins. Edom and Israel were supposed to be allies and friends but they were enemies. As God is Holy and demands that sins be repented for which Edom did not, God had to fulfill his prophecy against them. God is capable of mercy when people repent (see the story of Jonah). It also helps when you take they time to get the whole picture of what God is telling you and place it in context with his core message.

Answer 5

Have you looked at any of the over 3000 happier thoughts and ideas in the bible or have you simply dedicated yourself to reading a history of war and using against Christians? We are not filling the valleys now, nor are God's people today strictly Isrealites. Boy you must be having a field day with this.

Answer 6

So that the Israelites, who were the custodians of God's promises, and other surrounding nations would know that God is, "...the LORD." Your answer is included in your quote.

Answer 7

You seem to be quite adept at making examples of others through their own folly, ignorance and (dare I say it) pride. Kudos toward your goal Sir! You must be both happy and sad for us as a human race. I wonder if that could possibly have been HIS reasoning! Hmmmmm.........

Answer 8

Because all the landfills are regulated and his only option is fly tipping

Answer 9

If that is what you think it means, and who do you think is the father of that thought.

Answer 10

out of context!!! Where god says slaughter, he REALLY means love em up nice, can't u see this!?!?!

LOL

ahh look at em squirm