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I have only recently started to read the bible and I am now finishing Exodus.After growing up believing God is a compassionate God, I have been shocked by the first 2 books. The amount of killing that god has ordered to bring the Israelites to the promised land, has been staggering. He took Moses people out of slavery, Why did he event slavery in the first place.T he groups of people in the promised land can't have been all bad, why kill the whole lot.I expect when i read the Bible further I will have my own answers but for now there has been more killing than in a Rambo movie.
hmm.. well, yes, i asked the same question, or similar. Im currently on 2 samuel making my way as well, i hope to get my own revelation by the end of this year, i pray you will too. But to answer the question, just as kalixx said, God's ways are not our ways, and he is a higher being so we cant fully comprehend him. And also he did not invent slavery, remember the slavery came because the generation after Joseph forgot the ways of the lord, as always, it seems that when people dont have a guide, or something or someone that tells them what is right from wrong, they obviously do whatever they want and they sin. It's funny thought that they constantly kept saying, "why didn't u leave us in egypt?"... such "stiff-necked people" they are indeed- this is true. God did all these miracles right in front of their eyes, and yet they still go about their evil ways. Yes, i do agree, that it isn't fair to slaughter a whole group for one person's deeds, as so many times Happened in the whole expedition of moses, but I see it as God being as holy as he is- so even a simple sin or "blemish" on any action or commandment he urges the people to do will cause him to bring the slaughter to the whole of the group because they all followed the crowd. God obviously cannot accept ONE spot of sin on something he commands to be pure. If it has any blemish, such as the sacrifices he requests, then he has to punish the whole lot. It's just his way, i cant comprehend rite now.sorry i dont have scripture for this rite now.