Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In Deuteronomy 7, God told the Israelites to "Completely Destroy" the Canaanites. They follow through in the book of Joshua. This is a big challenge to the goodness of God, making God seem like a harsh, racist, blood-thirsty warlord.
This series on bible difficulties is also a book that I wrote with Josh McDowell! Check out: Why Did God Do That?: Discovering the Goodness of God in the Hard Passages of Scripture. To learn more and go deeper with this book, check out josh.org/wdgdt
This is the third episode in our series of Bible Difficulties. If you want to see this whole 10-video series, then visit this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63Pm0zT2yZhaILuaPHmRYpKD6
Para ver la traducción al español de este vídeo, haz clic aquí: docs.google.com/document/d/19Fx0--k1Nw-LkaVJnEitPCEhl4V3c10F/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=113436200040440366734&rtpof=true&sd=true
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WHY do I believe the Christian faith is true? Check out a few of these related videos...
–Why I believe in a Creator God: youtu.be/7yikYQ0N8gQ
–Why Jesus? Evidence for the Resurrection: youtu.be/rZSeuuFGcWE
–Reliability of the Gospels (A Series) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63PnHLfTz17wYqKa3TXq8G-uk
–Does Faith Contradict Reason: youtu.be/tKDUSlG32B4
0:00 The command to destroy the Canaanites
1:09 Approach 1
2:11 Approach 2
3:46 Approach 3
5:25 Approach 4
6:32 Modern Day Holy War
7:07 Were the Canaan Wars a form of racism?
#apologetics #bibledifficulties #bible_difficulties #godisgood #isgodgood #canaanwars #cananwars #canaan_wars #bookofjoshua #book_of_joshua
Matthew Tingblad is a speaker and author with Josh McDowell Ministry. To learn more, visit josh.org/matthew
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In Deuteronomy 7, God told the Israelites to "Completely Destroy" the Canaanites. They follow through in the book of Joshua. This is a big challenge to the goodness of God, making God seem like a harsh, racist, blood-thirsty warlord.
This series on bible difficulties is also a book that I wrote with Josh McDowell! Check out: Why Did God Do That?: Discovering the Goodness of God in the Hard Passages of Scripture. To learn more and go deeper with this book, check out josh.org/wdgdt
This is the third episode in our series of Bible Difficulties. If you want to see this whole 10-video series, then visit this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63Pm0zT2yZhaILuaPHmRYpKD6
Para ver la traducción al español de este vídeo, haz clic aquí: docs.google.com/document/d/19Fx0--k1Nw-LkaVJnEitPCEhl4V3c10F/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=113436200040440366734&rtpof=true&sd=true
If you like what you saw, please support this channel by subscribing and dropping a comment. I'd love to hear from you! 🙂
WHY do I believe the Christian faith is true? Check out a few of these related videos...
–Why I believe in a Creator God: youtu.be/7yikYQ0N8gQ
–Why Jesus? Evidence for the Resurrection: youtu.be/rZSeuuFGcWE
–Reliability of the Gospels (A Series) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63PnHLfTz17wYqKa3TXq8G-uk
–Does Faith Contradict Reason: youtu.be/tKDUSlG32B4
0:00 The command to destroy the Canaanites
1:09 Approach 1
2:11 Approach 2
3:46 Approach 3
5:25 Approach 4
6:32 Modern Day Holy War
7:07 Were the Canaan Wars a form of racism?
#apologetics #bibledifficulties #bible_difficulties #godisgood #isgodgood #canaanwars #cananwars #canaan_wars #bookofjoshua #book_of_joshua
Matthew Tingblad is a speaker and author with Josh McDowell Ministry. To learn more, visit josh.org/matthew
FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
Facebook: facebook.com/matthewtingblad
Twitter: twitter.com/MatthewTingblad
Instagram: instagram.com/matthewtingblad
