Why did "God" command killing little children?

[GiveMeATicketToWork]

I've lost my faith in the Bible god after thinking about the fact that he ordered the Israelites to kill or murder little children.

Can any Jew or Christian here tell me why the Bible god commanded the killing or murder of little children?

Thank you very much for any help,
John

 

[Moonglow]

It's their religion of love..

 

[The Irish Ram]

They were nephilim. A nasty hybrid. Not human. Even the animals.

 

[Moonglow]

They were nephilim. A nasty hybrid. Not human. Even the animals.

And how did this hybrid come to exist?

 

[The Irish Ram]

It's their religion of love..

 

[The Irish Ram]

They were nephilim. A nasty hybrid. Not human. Even the animals.

And how did this hybrid come to exist?

Fallen angels and demons mating with anything that moved. Much like today's male.

 

[guno]

They were nephilim. A nasty hybrid. Not human. Even the animals.

A nasty hybrid. Not human. Even the animals

the goyim

 

[Moonglow]

By women having sex with angels....
Nothing better than fantasy porn...

 

[The Irish Ram]

You're so bad.

 

[TheOldSchool]

I've lost my faith in the Bible god after thinking about the fact that he ordered the Israelites to kill or murder little children.

Can any Jew or Christian here tell me why the Bible god commanded the killing or murder of little children?

Thank you very much for any help,
John

Don't worry you get to pick and choose what parts of the bible you want to believe or follow. And there are hundreds, maybe thousands of denominations that you can pick from who already have opinions on which ones.

 

[Meriweather]

I've lost my faith in the Bible god after thinking about the fact that he ordered the Israelites to kill or murder little children.

Can any Jew or Christian here tell me why the Bible god commanded the killing or murder of little children?

Thank you very much for any help,
John

It would be best for someone of the Jewish faith to answer this because it is hard for me to grasp that God would command the murder of little children. What is not difficult to believe is that Jews believe God's word that they were to be a people set apart included the murder of children rather than allow the children to grow up, continue with worshiping the idols of their youth, thus drawing the Jewish people back into serving other gods (i.e., remember the incident of the golden calf).

God chose the Israelites to be the ideal, to be a people set apart carefully and ideally observing all laws of God, to be a holy people and a light to the Gentiles. The trouble with allowing those of other beliefs within the community is that instead of an entire community striving after the ideal, people start turning a blind eye when some do not meet the idea. They turn from the ideal and settle for "good enough." Good enough never is.

Another theory/teaching is that the killing of women and children was limited to a particular tribe that harassed the Israelites when they were famished, weak, and ill, picking off the people of God (including their children) one by one. Such cruelty to the ill and starving was thought deserving of severe punishment. It is believed the Jews were to be an instrument of this punishment, but took no joy in carrying it out.

Let's say, however, that the voice of God was heard by all Jews, commanding this killing. Why would a loving God make such a command? Gardeners can probably give the best analogy as to why. Last Fall I razed many well-loved plants to the ground. Had I not, they would now be sickly and scraggly. Because I did, they came back stronger and healthier, better now than they were last year. If we trust God as all-knowing, then we trust that when He razes it is because society needs the chance to come back better and stronger than it was.

We can look at this two ways: First, that God, Himself issued the specific command to the Israelites, and they joylessly obeyed. Or, second, knowing they were to remain a people set apart, zealous Israelites concluded murdering everyone, even children, is what God must have had in mind so that they could remain apart as He had directed them to be. I tend to lean towards the second, but I keep in mind I wasn't there. IF God made the command, it was to accomplish good, not evil.

 

[Political Junky]

And Christians have the nerve to criticize Muhammad.