Wonders For Oyarsa :: In Defense of Genocide (Numbers 31)
In the continuation of blogging the Bible, WfO comes to Numbers 31 and wrestles with the Israelites committing genocide.
This is one of those passages I just wish weren’t in the Bible. What can be said about this? How on Earth do those of us who love this book more than life, who draw such beauty, strength, wisdom, and goodness from these, the oracles of the living God, come to terms with such ruthless cruelty?
Let”s bring on the rationalizations, shall we?
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