I feel compelled to answer why God would destroy nations of people?

Question

I know it sounds bad but think about what kind of people they were. Did they deserve to live?

The justness of God’s prophetic curse on Canaan found full confirmation in the conditions that had developed in Canaan by the time of the Israelite conquest. Jehovah had allowed 400 years from Abraham’s time for the ‘error of the Amorites to come to completion.’ (Ge 15:16) The fact that Esau’s Hittite wives were “a source of bitterness of spirit to Isaac and Rebekah” to the extent that Rebekah had ‘come to abhor her life because of them’ is certainly an indication of the badness already manifest among the Canaanites. (Ge 26:34, 35; 27:46) During the centuries that followed, the land of Canaan became saturated with detestable practices of idolatry, immorality, and bloodshed. The Canaanite religion was extraordinarily base and degraded, their “sacred poles” evidently being phallic symbols, and many of the rites at their “high places” involving gross sexual excesses and depravity. (Ex 23:24; 34:12, 13; Nu 33:52; De 7:5) Incest, sodomy, and bestiality were part of ‘the way of the land of Canaan’ that made the land unclean and for which error it was due to “vomit its inhabitants out.” (Le 18:2-25) Magic, spellbinding, spiritism, and sacrifice of their children by fire were also among the Canaanites’ detestable practices.—De 18:9-12.

Answer 1

As we read through the Old Testament, we see the nation of Israel was continually rebellious and involved in all sorts of idolatry and other practices which totally rejected the Lord. The Lord continually punished them for their disobedience and had the led away into captivity. It's hard to believe that even after the Lord had delivered them from the nation of Egypt, that they forgot so soon the miracles the Lord worked in Egypt to have them released. No nation had as much exposure to the Lord as Israel and even though Jesus ministered to them for 3 years, they still refuse to believe in Him also. Their judgment will be harsh as they saw the miracles and had a history of deliverance by the Lord but remained "stiff necked" until this day. The Bible states that the Lord causes the nations to rise up and He causes them to fall down. Today, we see some of the nations virtually down and out as the Lord also said in Psalms that "All the nations that forget God will be turned into hell" and we certainly see that this has happened with some of them, particularly those who worship "strange gods"

Answer 2

I am glad you did that. I feel bad also when they say he is cruel and causes people to do bad things.
He was stopping a cruel people from continueing in their bad ways.
It is nice to see young people care about the opinion people have of their God and their religion.
You haven't been on for some time, glad to see you back.
Keep up your good life.

Answer 3

grant me one occasion of Yahweh commanding the homicide of innocuous teenagers who weren't a gamble. the single representation of such an prevalence replaced into the killing of pagan boys who would advance as much as seek for vengeance on the Israelites after destroying their cities (which, by using the way, were very wicked, and maximum oftentimes sacrificed babies to Molech). substantial notice: No, God replaced into no longer killing teenagers for the reason that the adults killed teenagers. while it says "boys," it replaced into as quickly as for sure concerning somebody the age of the style new teenager, who had already been indoctrinated in a society which reported such terrible practices.

Answer 4

I think that was good honey you are trying to show people that God is not this monster they are protraying him to be.
They were gross people who deserved to be destroyed by Joshua's army. But as you said they were told to do that by God and he helped them to clear the land of wicked people.
The nations surrounding the Isrealites were very wicked.

Answer 5

What is your answer for all the innocent women and children that were slaughtered? And why would Moses tell his soldiers to keep the young virgins for themselves?

Answer 6

Interesting to see that someone claims to feel compelled to speak for a non-existent entity.

Why don't you speak for yourself? You know, claim hatred for your own purpose.

Answer 7

I thought Christians (and god) were PRO-LIFE?

Answer 8

So how do we become Caananites?

Answer 9

whew! you gotta go out more, sis!