#12679 Why Did God Call the Hebrews to Slaughter Canaanites? Judgment and Love - Jimmy Akin
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🗓️ 17 April 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Why did God call the Hebrews to slaughter the Canaanites?” This question opens a discussion on divine judgment and love, addressing complex themes in Scripture. Other topics include God’s love for all people, the Israelites’ understanding of judgment and purgatory, and the significance of wave offerings in Exodus and Leviticus.
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Questions Covered:
- 01:45 – Why did God call the Hebrews to slaughter the Canaanites?
- 18:11 – Is there anywhere in the bible that can lead us to believe that God loves all people in hell?
- 29:21 – Since the Israelites did not have a clear sense of what the afterlife was like, Do they have any written documentation of their understanding of the particular judgement, final judgement and purgatory?
- 40:51 – In Exodus and Leviticus they talk about doing a wave offering but don’t explain what that is. What is it?
- 48:16 – How do we show in the OT that the 3 days of Jesus were meant to be figurative not literal 3 days apart from the story of Jonah?
- 51:24 – Jesus Said I am the way, truth and life. Why do we have to believe that?
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| 1:23.6 | Hello, Cy Killet. How are you doing? I am very good. I am very good. You know I love these Bible shows. |
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| 1:41.7 | You know, if you were like, I don't know, Bible. |
| 1:44.9 | I tell you what, I want to start with the one that we get a lot, Jimmy. |
| 1:49.0 | I've heard some people try to answer this, and I was like, let's see what Jimmy has to say. |
| 1:53.8 | So let me just start with you with a tough one. |
| 1:56.7 | So why did God call on the Hebrews to slaughter the Canaanites? |
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