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.

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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?

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Matthew Tingblad is a speaker and author with Josh McDowell Ministry. To learn more, visit www.josh.org/matthew

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