(May 16, 2012 at 5:38 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: As a matter of survival the ancient Isrealites needed to defend themselves against the unprovoked and aggressive violence of other nations. War presents problems in which there are no good options. Sometimes the only options are bad and worse. Suppose all the opposing men were killed while sparing the women and children. Then what? Leave them to starve? A fast death is better than a slow agonizing one.What, omnipotent omniscient God can't figure out a way to defend his children without piles of dead women and children?
Quote: Enslave them? Besides the immorality of slavery, many of the enemy women would have shared the wickedness of men and seek vengence. Meanwhile the children would grow resentful of their captors and continue the violence. The resulting death toll could easily have been greater than the slaughter.
Immorality of slavery... cough cough... bible condones slavery cough... cough...
