Andy

It is quite easy to take things out of context, like the one above. The following list shows how easy it is to show how God either killed or order to be killed over 2, 000,000. The number behind the scripture quote represents those killed. Lot's wife for looking back, Gen.19:26, 1 Er who was "wicked in the sight of the Lord" Gen.38:7, 1 Onan for spilling his seed Gen.38:10, 1 Pharaoh and 600 chariot captains Ex.14:8 26 601 Naked dancing around Aaron's golden calf Ex.32:27 28, 35, 3000 Offering strange fire before the Lord, Lev.10:1 3, Num.3:4, 26:61, 2 A blasphemer Lev.24:10 23, 1 A man who picked up sticks on the Sabbath Num.15:32 36, 1 Korah, Dathan, and Abiram (and their families)Num.16:27, 12+ Burned to death for offering incense Num.16:35, 26:10, 250 For complaining Num.16:49, 14,700 Fpr whoredom with the daughters of Moab" Num.25:9, BT 24,000 Midianite massacre Num.31:1 35, 90,000+ Stoned to death,.Joshua 7:10 12, 24 26, 5+ God/Joshua attack Ai and kill everyone. Joshua 8:25 12,000 Joshua kills 5 kings, Joshua 10:24 26, BT 5 God delivered Canaanites and Perizzites Judges 1:4, 10,000 Message from God: a knife into the king's bell, Jg.3:15 22, 1 God delivered Moabites , Jg.3:28 29, 10,000 God forces soldiers to kill each other. Jg.7:2 22, 8:10, 120,000 The Spirit of the Lord comes on Samson, Jg.14:19, 30 The Spirit of the Lord comes mightily on Samson Jg.15:14 15, 1000 Samson's God assisted act of terrorism, Jg.16:27 30, 3000 "The Lord smote Benjamin" Jg.20:35 37, 25,100 More Benjamites Jg.20:44 46 25,000 For looking into the ark of the Lord , 1 Sam.6:19 50,070 God delivered Philistines, 1 Sam.14:12 20 Samuel (at God's command) hacks Agag to death, 1Sam.15:32 33 1 "The Lord smote Nabal." 1 Sam.25:38 1 Uzzah, ark falling,2 Sam.6:6 7, 1 Chr.13:9 10 1 David and Bathsheba's baby boy, 2 Sam.12:14 18 1 Seven sons of Saul hung up before the Lord 2 Sam.21:6 9 7 Plague as punishment re David's census, 2 Sam.24:13, 1 Chr.21:7 70,000+ A prophet for believing another prophet's lie, 1 Kg.13:1 24 1 Religious leaders killed in prayer contest, 1 Kg.18:22 40 450 God delivers the Syrians into the Israelites' hands, 1 Kg.20:28 29 100,000 God makes a wall fall on Syrian soldiers, 1 Kg.20:30 27,000 God sent lion to eat a man for not killing a prophet,1 Kg.20:35 36 1 Ahaziah, talking to the wrong god. 2 Kg.1:2 4, 17, 2 Chr.22:7 9 1 Burned to death by God, 2 Kg.1:9 12 102 God sends two bears to kill children, 2 Kg.2:23 24 42 Trampled to death for disbelieving Elijah, 2 Kg.7:17 20 1 Jezebel, 2 Kg.9:33 37 1 God sent lions to kill "some" foreigners, 2 Kg.17:25 26 3+ Sleeping Assyrian soldiers, 2 Kg.19:35, 2 Chr.32:21, Is.37:36 185,000 Saul, 1 Chr.10:14 1 God delivers Israel into the hands of Judah , 2 Chr.13:15 17 500,000 Jeroboam, 2 Chr.13:20 1 "The Lord smote the Ethiopians." 2 Chr.14:9 14 1,000,000 God kills Jehoram by making his bowels fall out, 2 Chr.21:14 19 1 Judean soldiers, 2 Chr.28:6 120,000 Ezekiel's wife, Ezek.24:15 18 1 Ananias and Sapphira, Acts 5:1 10 2 Herod, Acts 12:23, 1 Actually some of these may cause distress to the religious fundamental camp as many of my examples speak for themselves and do not require context.