I wonder how did the Israelites feel when God gave them that commandment.Did they think "whoa!Kill suckling babies?"
I think it must've been difficult for them to follow through..
Perhaps it may have been a test on whether they will OBEY God above everything.Reminds me of whomever loves brother,mother,sister more than Jesus,is not worthy to be his disciple.
His commandments are difficult to follow!
I don't have an answer for your troubled heart.
Maybe some of us have to look into the face of pure evil, more than a few times, to understand why our heavenly father, has dealt with man the way he has. That was certainly true for me.
Now I can't help but think how he must suffer, to see all the terrible things we do to ourselves and each other. There are horrible unspeakable things happening to people and animals, all around the world. Evertday, 24/7.
I believe God feels all the pain of the whole world, thats allot of hurt he's endured, all through the ages.
Im gonna open up a very large can of worms, just to make a point. Lets take a look at just one of those horrors...
Abortion
Where is the outcry for such an unspeakable slaughter of babies, done at the hands of their own parents. Who justify killing them by refusing to acknowledge they are human beings. Im thinking...The Biggest Genoside in the history of the world! This used to be one of my biggest tortures, until God opened my eyes.
Now he gives me the strength to endure and the promise and hope of the resurrection.
Try to focus on the truth of that. God will restore life to all of the babies who's lives have been lost. Oh my goodness, who's gonna take care of all those babies
God is infinitely BIGGER, working from a vantage point we can’t even comprehend, with power to execute His plan so great no one can thwart His will for even a millisecond. The chasm that exists between His plane of thought and ours is too big for words to capture. In His unending wisdom, knowledge, and power He has planned all of eternity, from start to finish.
Isaiah 46:9-11
[9] Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me,
[10] declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
[11] calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.