Christian Publishing House Blog
Apologetic Defense of the faith, the Bible, and Christianity
The Israelites were not a distinctively warlike people, and their glory has been won on other fields than those of war. But Canaan, between the Mediterranean and the desert, was the highway of the East and the battle-ground of nations.
THE story of David opens with a dramatic contrast between the fresh hope of his young life and the rejection of the self-willed king Saul, whose course was rapidly descending towards the fatal field of Gilboa.
The article discusses the biblical accounts of God commanding the total eradication of certain societies, raising ethical questions for modern readers.
