Does the Old Testament Promote Genocide? | Episode 163

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • In the Old Testament, God commands His people to commit what could be described as mass genocide. For instance, in 1 Samuel 15:3, God orders King Saul to attack Amalek and spare nothing within the city, including women, children, and livestock. Dr. David K. Bernard explains how these incidents fit within the larger framework of Scripture, including the more loving and gentler depiction of God in the New Testament.
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Komentáře • 30

  • @dreamarichards4972
    @dreamarichards4972 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Thank you, Brother Bernard, for this great explanation. I appreciate every Podcast and other videos that are posted. May God bless you and Brother Mohr. 🙏🏻

  • @elijahmunkhondya8146
    @elijahmunkhondya8146 Před 3 měsíci +2

    This is WOW! Thank you Bishop Bernard

  • @rtoguidver3651
    @rtoguidver3651 Před 3 měsíci +4

    There is a big difference between murder and self-defense.!

    • @France2107
      @France2107 Před 2 měsíci

      Not to someone who is trying to vilify the Jews and the Bible.

  • @Cdzoia59
    @Cdzoia59 Před 19 dny

    Thanks for the insight. I will definitely use these principles in my Bible studies.

  • @jerryscott5545
    @jerryscott5545 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Wonderful teaching Bishop! Excellent summation of a myriad of contextual topics. Love it! ❤

  • @BYITW
    @BYITW Před 2 měsíci +2

    Amen

  • @rtoguidver3651
    @rtoguidver3651 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Genesis 6:6&8
    “And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”
    “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”

    • @daviddonnelly426
      @daviddonnelly426 Před 2 měsíci

      Good verse and genuinely contributes to this topic, thanks man!

  • @93adennis
    @93adennis Před měsícem

    In ancient China this practice to totally annihilate whole families or tribes is played out in many chinese period movies.

  • @Mr.Coffee20255
    @Mr.Coffee20255 Před 3 měsíci +1

    No God does not promote any kind of evil. In this passage we see God ordering King Saul to wipe out the Amalek. We tend to focus on God as loving , peacefulness, salvational God which is all true. What we forget and or fail to remember is that God is also a JUDGE. As such, a righteous and Holy God must judge sin.

  • @THE_Tyler_Rogers
    @THE_Tyler_Rogers Před 3 měsíci +1

    3rd time asking..
    I was raised in a trinitarian Pentecostal church but have in the past 4 years converted to oneness and been baptized in Jesus name.
    My question is, why or how can trinitarians be filled with Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in unknown tongues if they do not have a proper understanding of scripture or have out right rejected the Biblical teaching of the oneness

    • @EthanChampagne-mo1lg
      @EthanChampagne-mo1lg Před 3 měsíci +2

      Cornelius didn’t have full understanding of truth yet he had an angelic visitation and later received the Holy Ghost. The requirements of receiving the gift is
      #1 faith and #2 a prepared heart

    • @maxwellhufford7115
      @maxwellhufford7115 Před 3 měsíci

      Study on the historical account on the conversion of Apollos by Aquila and Priscilla in the book of Acts. Might help

    • @acts238outreach9
      @acts238outreach9 Před 2 měsíci

      I came from that background and God filled me with the HolyGhost at a “non denominational “ men’s camp ..
      it comes down to being Hungry for God and having faith for more… God will meet you where you are !!!! That same hunger lead me years later to the truth about water baptism in Jesus name and the Doctrine of One God !

  • @apocryphanow
    @apocryphanow Před 3 měsíci

    "For you hold the power of life and death, bringing to the gates of Hades and back again. A human being in wickedness may inflict death but cannot bring the departed spirit back again or free the soul once swallowed up." - Wisdom 16:13-14. These verses state that God alone has power of life and death, as humans do not have the power to give life to the dead, but God does.

  • @kevinwhelan8126
    @kevinwhelan8126 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Flipping the issue on its head, the Israelites demurred from exterminating the inhabitants of the Promised Land as commanded by God. As a result those nations have been a snare to Israel to this day. Thanks for sharing - love the teaching on the “eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth” concept.

  • @realmccoy124
    @realmccoy124 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The liberated oppressed make the best oppressors. Why does Dr Bernard choose to teach genocide now? I find it interesting how Dr Bernard speaks of nations in the past that stood against or supported Ancient Israel and their outcomes … and when I contrast Israel’s heinous actions against the people of Gaza since October 2023 - against how the dictator in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia behaved… it seems the secular government of modern Israel is also guilty of genocide.
    I am not being anti-Semitic- I am anti human suffering. It seems The secular government of Israel is operating beneath the International standards ‘acceptable warfare’ … killing of the innocents … the non combatants…. Attacking and killing Christians and destroying 2000 year old Christian temples and mosques… attacking international relief societies trying to ease the suffering of the Gazans.
    I call a Magen - a Magen - The actions of the secular government of Israel is utterly reprehensible.

  • @daviddonnelly426
    @daviddonnelly426 Před 2 měsíci

    Happy Fathers day to all the Papas

    • @stevemarks9820
      @stevemarks9820 Před měsícem

      If GO$ is Love in 1john then HE is Love always.HE does not change ever.

  • @AllisterWilliamsTV
    @AllisterWilliamsTV Před 3 měsíci

    God also used heathen nations to punish Israel as well. God used Israel to judge nations, and also used nations to judge Israel. Israel themselves would have suffered the same consequences.

  • @Almtyhalfbreed
    @Almtyhalfbreed Před 3 měsíci +6

    Next Video. How to speak the Gospel to the lost in this generation where their attention span is less than two minutes.

    • @jesuisdavid1
      @jesuisdavid1 Před 3 měsíci +1

      If the gospel be hidden...

    • @daviddonnelly426
      @daviddonnelly426 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Come on man. It depends on the individual. You should not just say "this whole generation, blah blah.' Join me in praying for this generation ! 😊

  • @erickompad8257
    @erickompad8257 Před 2 měsíci

    The man in the video doesn't explain why God is not genocidal, he only explain why God did some genocide and added that God is merciful because He refrain from doing genocide from time to time.

    • @OldSchoolDad
      @OldSchoolDad Před 2 měsíci

      God has the right to remove anyone from this life at into the next life at any time he chooses. He cannot commit murder or genocide because as Creator he has absolute authority over his creation, including the manner and time of our deaths. The fact that he used Israel to execute judgment against these nations doesn't change this.

  • @wolverine754
    @wolverine754 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Jesus is Lord!