"Genocide" and the Bible Part 5

The four cases discussed in this and previous video (The Flood of Noah in Gen.6-8, Sodom and Gomorrah in Gen 18-19, The Amalekites in I Sam 15, and the anti-example of Ninevah in the book of Jonah) demonstrates that God's judgment throughout the OT holds to a definite pattern.

There is an obvious pattern here:
1.The annihilations are judgments.
2.These judgments are for publicly-recognized (indeed, international and cross-cultural in scope!) cruelty and violence of an EXTREME and WIDESPREAD nature.
3.These judgments are preceded by LONG PERIODS of warning/exposure to truth (and therefore, opportunity to "change outcomes", those that change their ways avoided judgment EX: Ninevah in the book of Jonah).
4.Innocent adults are given a 'way out'
5.Household members share in the fortunes of the parents (for good or ill).
6.Somebody ALWAYS escapes (Lot, Noah, Kenites)

Credits and Sources:

Glen Miller: http://www.christian-thinktank.com/
James Patrick Holding: http://www.tektonics.org/

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