Skeptics attack the Bible by claiming the God of the Old Testament(OT) is immoral. Typically the Jews conquest of the land of Israel is cited. Yet this claim proves their willful ignorance.

The Conquest of Israel

Skeptics will cite verses like Dt. 7:1-5 where God guides the Jews to defeat nations near modern day Israel. However 400 years before God lead the Jews into Israel, He promises the land to Abraham and his descendants(Gen. 15:18) and says this to Abraham(the father of the Jews):

"..thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs(Egypt), and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites(one of the inhabitants of the promised land) is not yet full." - Gen. 15:13-16

God patiently waited until the iniquity of the inhabitants of the promised land reached a cutoff point, He then used the Jews and other means(Ex. 23:28), to execute His justice. We see throughout history God dealing with nations similarly(Psa. 75:6-7; Jb. 12:23; Pro. 14:34).

Note the Jews where not perfectly upright before God either: "Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee." - Dt. 9:4

Leviticus 18 states just some of their sins:

- Verses 6-16: All forms of incest & sex outside of marriage


- Verse 20: Adultery


- Verse 21: Child sacrifice(Dt. 12:29-31)


- Verse 22: Sodomy(Rom. 1:27)
- Verse 23: Bestiality

- Verse 24-25: "Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: ..therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants."

The Jews sinned similarly and were judged by God(Psa. 106:34-45). God's covenant with them still remains(Lev. 26:44; Jer. 31:35-37; Rom. 11).  

OT verses skeptics don't show you

“Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land

of Egypt.” - Dt. 10:19

“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:” - Prov. 3:3

“thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:..” - Lev. 19:18

“..the meek shall inherit the earth;" - Psa. 37:11

“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” - Psa. 34:18

“And oppress not the widow, nor the father-less, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.” - Zec. 7:10

"..for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” - 1 Sam. 16:7

God is perfect in justice & judgment

“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.” - Dt. 32:4

“Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.” - Psa. 89:14

God pleads with men to turn from their sins

“Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?” - Eze. 33:11

God always makes a way of salvation

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” - Rom. 6:23

- KJV