Disturbing divine behavior by Eric A. Seibert

Author:Eric A. Seibert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fortress Press

The Amalekites, Genocide, and God

To illustrate why it is so important to make this critical distinction between the textual God and the actual God, i want to revisit 1 Sam. 15:1-3. God’s genocidal decree in this passage is clearly one of the most troubling divine pronouncements in the entire Old testament.

Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘i will punish the Amalekites for what they did in opposing the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt. Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have; do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’” (1 Sam. 15:1-3)

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