Did God Order the Death of Innocent Children?

Did God Order the Death of Innocent Children?

The command in 1 Samuel 15:3 to destroy the Amalekites, including children, is deeply troubling and challenges our understanding of God’s justice and love as described in 1 John 4:16. How can such passages fit into the broader biblical narrative of mercy, grace, and redemption? Let’s discuss how these accounts shape our perception of God’s character. #BibleQuestions #GodsJustice #DifficultScriptures #1Samuel15 #FaithAndUnderstanding


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The passage in 1 Samuel 15:3, where God commands the destruction of the Amalekites, including children and infants, is one of the most challenging in the Bible. This directive raises deeply unsettling questions about God’s character, justice, and love. How do we reconcile this with the statement that “God is love” in 1 John 4:16?

How do we understand passages like 1 Samuel 15 in light of the broader biblical narrative? Can these events provide insight into God’s justice and mercy? How do they challenge our perception of Him?

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Who is it that grants life to All living things?

Who is it that has determined when All living things lives will end, that is die!

Is it not God.

What would you say to several hundred to thousands of children being left without parents, no resources, trumatised by seeing their parents killed, being left to starve or die of exposure?

Could something else have been done? Well with 20:20 hindsight yes something could, but it wasn’t.

Ultimately they experienced the fate every non christian, of what ever age, is going to experience. Death, judgement and hell.