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Demonaura, your reply has shown that FutureAndAHope was not correct in his earlier post. I have a big problem with these killings that we see commanded in the OT. Some would say that 'do not murder' is not the same as killing someone. For instance, in a war situation, when one soldier kills another, it is not regarded as murder, although of course all killing is morally wrong or objectionable. Just as we humans pass judgement to take someone's life e.g in a war situation, capital punishment, so too does God (so it is claimed) exercise the right to take a human's life. On occasions (if we are to believe the OT accounts) humans have been the executioners on behalf of God's rulings. I do have a problem with this because of the contrast in the teachings of Christ. He does not command anyone to kill anyone, but rather the opposite: love your enemies etc. No Christian is commanded to kill anyone.