Complete Obedience

1 Samuel 15:2 Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. 3 Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.

The Amalekites were evil.  God wanted to use Israel to wipe them off the earth.  That is Gods prerogative.  Some stumble at this command, but the righteousness and Justice of God must be factored in.  Every nation will be held accountable for how it governs.  We really need to factor in the whole story in order to understand this command,  The wages of sin is death.  Sinful leadership has slaughtered millions of people throughout history.  We are deserving of death yet the mercy of God has given us life in Christ.  The grace of God has made us sons & daughters of God.


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