The question regarding the stories of violence in the Old Testament is not unfamiliar; in fact, there is likely a time when every individual’s conscience is shocked by a particular story when reading the Old Testament. The seemingly different portraits of God between the Old Testament vengeance and New Testament’s Savior of the world is almost beyond human comprehension. While watching the video “Violence in the Old Testament: Seven Minute Seminary” (Stone, 2013), Dr. Stone attempted to address the issue of violence in the Old Testament. During this video, Dr. Stone discussed seven points relating to the necessity of violence during this time, and how the Israelites were not especially violent for the time in which they lived (Stone, 2013).
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Additionally, Dr. Stone failed to address central issues in his argument. First, God never changes, rather it is humankind who alters and fails; so, the way in which the Israelites gained their promised land was not the way God had intended (Tullock, & McEntire, 2012). Therefore, God was not the author of this violence; rather it was man’s failure to uphold the original covenants that led to this eventual violence over their birthright.
Also, Dr. Stone touches on a violent past, but not the violence in our present time. The occurrence of violence is neither past nor future, but a continual action within humanity. Moreover, consider the fact that they were fighting for land and resources, today is no different, humans still fight for property and means. The difference is that this era’s technology has advanced to the point where violence is no longer on a personal level and that these critics do not fight for daily
Additionally, Dr. Stone failed to address central issues in his argument. First, God never changes, rather it is humankind who alters and fails; so, the way in which the Israelites gained their promised land was not the way God had intended (Tullock, & McEntire, 2012). Therefore, God was not the author of this violence; rather it was man’s failure to uphold the original covenants that led to this eventual violence over their birthright.
Also, Dr. Stone touches on a violent past, but not the violence in our present time. The occurrence of violence is neither past nor future, but a continual action within humanity. Moreover, consider the fact that they were fighting for land and resources, today is no different, humans still fight for property and means. The difference is that this era’s technology has advanced to the point where violence is no longer on a personal level and that these critics do not fight for daily