• MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    From what I’ve read, which admittedly isn’t much, he seems to hold entire families to account for the actions of their worst members.

    Often that means killing/maiming/punishing children of jerks and profiteering gluttons.

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      4 months ago

      For sure and not just families. I’m sure nearly every English speaker has heard the story of Egypt and the 10 plagues.

      We have to remember, its a choice they made. I mean, they’re god. They can do anything right? God could’ve just teleported the Israelites away. He could’ve just made the Egyptians temporarily blind or fall asleep for a few months, keeping them alive while doing so. He could’ve given all the Israelites individual flaming chariots. He could’ve made flaming rail infrastructure and run a flaming railway service for the Israelites to leave on.

      “No, I told you already. Its child murder or nothing, Moses.”