Q & R with Brad Jersak – The Father of Love and OT genocide

Question Since our Father is the lover of the human race how do I reconcile the genocide events of the Old Testament? Response Jesus revealed God as the lover of the human race so the genocide texts do not reveal the truth of who God is. Jesus revealed that God is the life-giver and not a death-dealer. Jesus revealed God in a way that led him to say, "You have heard it said, but I say to you..." (Matthew 5:27-28). "No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known" (John 1:18). So any Scripture that claims to reveal God must bow to the living God ...