I just recently read through the book of Joshua, it was a good read. I really enjoyed the story. In the book of Joshua God's people go into the promised land in do a lot of killing. One thing I love about the book of Joshua is the fact that God fights for his people. A question I know many young people have is... "is it ok for God to kill?" So I want to try to answer that question today. ---- If a human Judge can sentence someone to death for a crime they committed, how much more can God do the same thing. He is the perfect Judge. He knows more than any human Judge will ever know. --- ## Example of God killing people: (Or commanding his people to kill) #### 1. The Flood (Genesis 6-8) #### 2. The burning of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18-19) #### 3. The Egyptian firstborn sons during the Passover (Exodus 11-12) #### 4. The Canaanites under Moses and Joshua (Numbers 21:2-3; Deuteronomy 20:17; Joshua 6:17, 21) #### 5. The Amalekites annihilated by Saul (1 Samuel 15) #### 6. The forty and two children by two she bears (2 Kings 2:23-24) These are just a few of the many recorded times God was behind the killing of people. (I will have this list in the description so you can find the verse references. You can also read this on The SunShining Blog. So hi to all my blog readers!) --- My final answer to the question is it ok for God to kill? Is yes. Yes it is ok. He created and gave humans life. He has the right to take it away. If you think it is wrong for God to kill maybe he knows something you don't know. When you read that Bible and read of the times God killed people. Let me ask you something. What makes that any different from dying a natural death. I mean maybe it is a little different. But we are all going to die sometime. --- I guess just one thing I want to close with is that God loves you. Yes he is a just God. But he also is a loving God. He doesn't want to kill you. He sent his son to die for you. You deserve death. But God offers you life. If all this is new to you or if you have other questions about God. I encourage you to ask them in the comments Or connect with me on social media. {@TheSunShining on Facebook and Twitter or @TheSunShiningNCR on Instagram.} --- Bonus question: (Different from video.) Would I be ok with God killing me or my family member? I think I would probably be little mad. But I know the life that we live on earth is a temporary one. And that I'll get to spend eternity with God and whoever is was he killed. What? Does God kill good people? Is someone going to show up in heaven asking why did you kill me? There are probably a whole bunch of other related questions. But I won't be able to get into all of them here on Daily SunSunShine. --- Some other resources: (Not associated with The SunShining) [Old Testament Mass Killings](https://www.bethinking.org/bible/old-testament-mass-killings) [Does God killing people make Him a murderer?](https://www.gotquestions.org/God-killing.html) [Examples of God personally killing people](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Examples_of_God_personally_killing_people) [15 Bible Verses about God Killed His People](https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/God-Killed-His-People)
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