tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post6355848340806659189..comments2024-03-28T12:16:43.334-07:00Comments on Winging It: God Commanded KillingsStanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-88850909233103741272018-05-15T15:14:52.612-07:002018-05-15T15:14:52.612-07:00I’m sure it has, but I’m not aware of anyone curre...I’m sure it has, but I’m not aware of anyone currently advocating genocide based on this passage. What’s interesting, is that people like Hitler didn’t try to use this sort of thing. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149415942585847184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-46896028726148751352018-05-15T13:58:25.289-07:002018-05-15T13:58:25.289-07:00Yes, odd. I've never heard anyone complain, &q...Yes, odd. I've never heard anyone complain, "Hey, what about all those people killed in the Flood?" or "Hey, what about <i>the entire nation of Israel</i> enslaved?" But those Amalekites ... that gets them worked up.<br /><br />"<i>It’s not like anyone is really using this to excuse modern day genocide.</i>"<br /><br />It has been done. That's why I needed to point out that this would be a failure to grasp the intent.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-25965270751012521612018-05-15T11:56:30.282-07:002018-05-15T11:56:30.282-07:001. Ever notice how the people who get all worked...1. Ever notice how the people who get all worked up over this, don’t get bothered when God punishes Israel. <br />2. The fact that no one is using this as anything but a specific example of a command to a specific people, in a specific time and place, for a specific purpose doesn’t ever seem to sink in for these folk. It’s not like anyone is really using this to excuse modern day genocide. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149415942585847184noreply@blogger.com