Genocide in the Old Testament
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Lesson OneThe God of the Old Testament: Problem, Approach, and Context3 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoJoshua: Narrative and Legal Context3 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeJoshua and Jericho, Part I3 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FourJoshua and Jericho, Part II3 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveJoshua and Jericho, Part III3 Activities|1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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Explain, in your own words, what the story of the flood in Genesis reveals about God’s nature.
Lynn Osborne replied 23 hours, 32 minutes ago 40 Members · 39 Replies
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The world had become so evil, that instead of letting the human race self-destruct, He chose a Godly man and his family to save while He cleansed the earth of the evil that was in it. Basically, He started over with humans through Noah and his family. While the flood didn’t completely erase evil, because Satan still existed, He was able to give humans another chance to live the way He had intended from the beginning.
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God through the flood shows his judgment and mercy to humanity. God does not like sin and the sin of humanity was great and God had to correct humanity.
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Suppose you sit and ponder the flood and the aftermath. It does show God’s love. He protected his people. Those that followed him. At the same time, he created a world with beauty in it. He didn’t just flood the earth and leave it. He made the mountains and the grand canyon. That is just my take on it.
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The story of the flood reveals that our God is a loving God. He so loved the world and his creation that he was willing to do what was necessary to protect the one righteous man and his family that was left in the world. God loves each and every one of us enough that He was willing to flood the world, in itself a violent act which He despised but found necessary. He truly acted out of love for the future of humanity.