![]() One also have to remember how serious the act of killing is in God's eyes. We also know that Israel was punished when they strayed away from God.īeside this it is part of the fallen nature. The people of Abraham was not to take the land until the iniquity of the Amorites was full. This shows that God knew they would become even more perverted and evil, but they were not there yet. – iniquity is here perversity, moral evil, etc. (Gen 15)īut in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. – If he had found ten righteous, the city would have been saved.Īnother "big" example is the tribes of Canaan. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. Still, we remember from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah that Abraham pleads (Gen 18):Īnd Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?Īnd he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. One can only imagine their evil and bad ways. Perhaps especially when the society they live in are completely rotten to the core (Gen 18).Īnd the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous So why then does he "kill people"?Īs we see from context man sometimes fall under God's judgement. One can also surely say he is a patient and forgiving God. We can, however, see that God throughout the Bible, is a loving, merciful, wise, just God. God is almighty and we can not even come close to fully understand God, his nature and his actions. God does not enjoy it, thus he set forth to save us. The world is full of life and joy, but surely full of death and suffering as well. The creation that was perfect became corrupted. By fall of man sin entered the world, and death trough sin, thus the world and all living things die. Taking a step back one have to remember that we live in a world of death. Though as we know this was only a test on Abraham's obedience and faith, not an fulfilled act. If Abraham had set forth to kill his son on his own accord, that would have been a sin, as he was commanded by God to do it, disobeying would have been a sin. Though I do not say God murder, the commandment is set forth to man, not God. In short, it is God's prerogative to end a life, not man. I am perhaps straying a bit around, and outside the scope of the question, but you might find some of the essence useful. For if GOD has not done any justice means who will do it.Īs mentioned by others, "kill" is "murder". Hence God is not doing it for HIS selfishness HE is doing justice. It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the Lord your God will drive them out before you - Deuteronomy 9:5 "He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing." - Deuteronomy 10:18 "The Rock! His work is perfect, For ALL His ways are just A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He. And GOD is the ruler and Creator of us All and HE has to do justice (Romans 12:19) and He is a "God of justice" (Isaiah 30:18) One think we must know is " God will not act wickedly" - Job 34:12Īctually GOD killed those nations because of their iniquity (Genesis 15:16, Deuteronomy 32:43, Genesis 13:13) and what Korah did was to rises against GOD (Numbers 16:11). See this other question for an explanation of why the KJV says 'kill'.) (And just for the record, the commandment is not "do not kill", but instead "do not commit murder". None of us have that right in and of ourselves. But in all of these cases a human's authority to kill people is always derived from God's own authority. ![]() Fast forward to the New Testament, and Romans 13:1-5 says that God has given our civil rulers the right to punish wrongdoers. In the Mosaic law he prescribes executions for many more crimes and sins. After the flood in Genesis 9 God instructs his people to execute murderers and animals who kill people. ![]() God's promise to Cain in Genesis 4 suggests that before the flood there were no situations when God allowed people to kill each other. Through the Bible you can see that at times God gives up his prerogative to kill. But we do not have that authority or right. It is entirely right for him to kill any creature he made at any time for any reason. The relationship you have determines what authority you have over someone.Īs our creator, God has complete authority over everyone. It is wrong for you to discipline children unless you are their parent, or their teacher, or their sports coach etc.
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