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To: Wiser now

Seems that what this OT version is all about God helping Jews to acquire land killing off whoever was there. I would prefer more on Sodom and Gomorrah type teachings on good and bad. But it seems we have to wait for Jesus for more on this.

It has always bothered me - the contrast between the OT and the NT. The God of the OT was about earthly land and war while the God of the NT is about heavenly land and peace. Maybe someone has this figured out.


29 posted on 03/12/2013 1:30:31 PM PDT by ex-snook (God is Love)
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To: ex-snook

I think the Old Testament is a narrative about man’s inability to follow God’s laws. After a period of exile or slavery (loss of their lands) Israel would repent and live according to God’s laws for a while, then a new ruler would begin to commit sin and the people would follow him.
The whole of the Bible is about our need for a perfect Savior.


34 posted on 03/12/2013 1:57:37 PM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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