The fact that Rahab was spared just as the spies and Joshua had promised serves two purposes. What bothers many many readers of the Old Testament is why God, after commanding Israel not to murder, uses their nation as an instrument of genocide to punish. However, in Canaanite culture these sins were pretty much universally practiced and accepted because this is what their gods were like. The main point is that Yahweh loves humanity so deeply that despite His need to execute justice, He is looking for every excuse to forgive us. 106:24-35). We see the Canaanites play a prominent role in the early pages of the Bible. For whatever reason, Yahweh chose to use Israel as His tool of judgment in the same way He had used the flood (Gen. 6), plagues (Ex. startxref Women were no less guilty than men, and in many cases they were the principal instigators. Adultery was forbidden by law but only for a married woman. When Abraham arrived at the land promised to him, the Canaanite people inhabited the land. What is most interesting is that it goes on and states that if a woman has a dream where she embraces her own husband, she is doomed.[12]. Its supposed to be unsettling. [3] One of Baals wives was his daughter Pidray. The judgment on the Canaanites did not take place before their iniquity was complete (Genesis 15:16). Why did the Israelites take the Canaanites as slaves instead of destroying them as they were instructed? ", "For all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you" Leviticus 18:27, ". However, incestuous fantasies were looked upon with favor and seen as a good omen. By Jesus being a human, He could represent humanity in their sin. Yahweh made it clear that Israel was not allowed to attack any of the other nations unless the other nation attacked first (Deut. Brown, Shelby. We would expect these people to be imprisoned or punished for the security of our families. Deuteronomy 20:16-18. What happened during the conquest of Canaan. (11) The Canaanites were having sex with animals. The fact that Jesus Christ was willing to be exterminated (Matt. [4] See W. F. Albright, Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan: A Historical Analysis of Two Contrasting Faiths, p. 145. God and the Canaanites: A Biblical Perspective Several months ago a FReeper made a comment about Michael Heiser and the Genesis 6 conspiracy.
