Given that;
1) Jesus teaches us to seek non-violent resolutions to conflict by "turning the other cheek" among other tactics,
2) God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow,
3) God is sovereign and just and has the right to create and destroy at his whim as well as carry out justice which is typically violent,
why does God use Joshua and the people of Israel to extract His justice on the people of Jericho in violence? Why does God not instead carry out His justice on Jericho in the sight of Israel (like He did in Egypt) and not soil their hands with the blood of these?
This is a blog established to foster conversations about spiritual topics that are intended to deepen and clairify our understanding of God and foster intentional spiritual formation. Blog posts will contain questions intended to spark spirited, yet respectful, converstation. The ancient rabbis had a tradition of gathering together to discuss and debate the scriptures. The purpose was to expand and deepen thier understanding of those scriptures. This is a 21 century version of that.
