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The Alisa Childers Podcast

#181 Is God Different in the Old Testament Than He is in the New?

The Alisa Childers Podcast

Alisa Childers

Christianity, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.95.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Some seem to think the God we read about in the Old Testament behaves differently than he does in the New. Today we are asking the question, is God a vindictive bully as famous atheist Richard Dawkins has stated? In todays epsiode, Dr. Paul Copan joins the podcast to talk through difficult Old Testament passages such as 2 Kings 2:23-35 where 42 young men are mauled by bears after calling Elisha “Baldhead.” We also touch on the Canaanite Conquest, and the Old Testament law codes concerning rape and adultery.

Transcript

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0:00.0

There is a rising wave of what I call critics from within the church. You've got the critics from without like Richard Dawkins and other new atheists

0:08.7

But you have critics from within who are basically agreeing with the descriptions of

0:16.4

The new atheists saying you know the god of the Old Testament is you know genocidal

0:22.4

Filicidal Pestilential Megalamanical and so forth

0:25.2

You know, and of indicative bully

0:35.4

Welcome to the Alisa Childers podcast where we identify the core claims of historic Christianity

0:41.9

discern its counterfeits and proclaim the gospel with clarity, kindness and truth and today

0:47.7

We're asking the question is god of indicative bully?

0:51.3

So some seem to think that the god that we read about in the Old Testament behaves differently than he does in the new

0:59.2

So we're gonna talk through some specific passages surrounding the Canaanite conquest

1:04.7

Instructions for Israel regarding prisoners of war and women

1:08.1

We'll also talk about that pesky passage in second kings in which bears mauled 42 young people after they made fun of

1:15.2

Valesha for having a bald head so stay tuned for that and if you haven't already be sure and subscribe to the unshaken

1:23.9

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1:26.1

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1:30.4

Where we have weekly 15 minute-ish episodes on kind of hot button cultural topics and our hope is to help you live your Christian faith

1:38.9

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1:47.2

Maybe some concerns to be thinking through and also go to unshakenconference.com

1:52.9

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1:58.5

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2:01.1

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2:04.4

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