''Give us an example of God being cruel, violent, intolerant or vindictive.''Are you kidding?
''While the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation.
They put him in custody, because it had not been made clear what should be done to him.
And the LORD said to Moses,The man shall be put to death;all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.
And all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones,
as the LORD commanded Moses. Numbers 15:32-36:
''So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,
but sparefor yourselveseverygirlwhohas neverhad relationswith a man.'' Numbers 31:18
''I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the
fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me'' Exodus 20:4
''Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city,
and the LORD hath not done it?" (Amos 3:6, KJV)
''The Lord is a man of war'' Exodus 15:3.
"The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, He shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: He shall cry,
yea roar; He shall prevail against His enemies". Isaiah 42:13
