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Did God command genocide in the Old Testament?

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Ryan Pauly

Ryan Pauly teaches Historical Christian Doctrine and Apologetics, Comparative Religions and Worldviews, and Philosophy of Ethics at a Southern California High School. He is also the training coordinator for the MAVEN immersive experiences and is a Stand to Reason affiliate. He holds a Master's degree in Christian apologetics from Biola University and a certificate in science apologetics from the Reasons Institute. Ryan discusses a wide range of apologetics and cultural issues relating to students through writing, videos, speaking, podcast, and radio.

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May 8, 2019

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6 thoughts on “Did God command genocide in the Old Testament?”

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  1. grabaspine

    May 8, 2019 at 9:32 pm

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    Short answer without watching the video… Yes

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    • Ryan Pauly

      May 8, 2019 at 9:56 pm

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      Maybe you should watch the video??

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      • grabaspine

        May 9, 2019 at 3:22 am

        Maybe you should be honest with the biblical narrative rather than make videos trying to make excuses and spin “explanations”. If you know about gods command to Saul to completely wipe out the Amalekites, even the babies and infants, and you know about the conquest into canaan, then trying to convince people that those were not genocidal commands is dishonest.

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      • Ryan Pauly

        May 9, 2019 at 7:37 am

        How would you define genocide?

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      • grabaspine

        May 9, 2019 at 9:58 am

        Do you really not know the definition? Or are you trying to “define” away what the Bible clearly says? Either way, I’m not interested in Tap Dancing today

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      • Ryan Pauly

        May 9, 2019 at 10:52 am

        How would it be possible for me to “define away” what the Bible says when I’m asking for your definition. I’m not the one creating definitions here. I want to work with what you say.
        Genocide is “the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.” Do you agree? If so, where do you see Scripture saying that God systematically exterminated a people simply based on their race?

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