Matthew 7:9–11 (quoted plainly): “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? Did Jesus Just Discredit old Testament god ''Yahweh''? as dodgy? #Think .
10:8-10 goes like this:
Jesus says, "All who ever came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.
They will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
The Plagues of Egypt: The ten plagues sent upon Egypt, including the death of the firstborn, caused widespread suffering.
The Destruction of Jericho: The conquest of Jericho, where the walls fell and the city was destroyed, leading to the death of many inhabitants.
The Killing of the Amalekites: In 1 Samuel 15, God commands King Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites, including men, women, children, and animals.
The Flood: In the story of Noah, the global flood wiped out all living beings except for those on the ark.
The Sodom and Gomorrah Destruction: The cities were destroyed by fire and brimstone due to their perceived wickedness.
The Sacrificial System: The Old Testament law included numerous animal sacrifices, which can seem harsh from a modern perspective.
The Conquest of Canaan: The Israelites’ conquest involved battles and the destruction of various peoples.
The Plagues on Pharaoh’s Magicians: In addition to the plagues on Egypt, there were instances where Pharaoh’s magicians were also impacted.
The Death of Uzzah: When Uzzah touched the Ark of the Covenant, he was struck down, which some see as a harsh response.
The Exile of the Northern Kingdom: The Assyrian conquest and the exile of the ten tribes of Israel.
The Babylonian Exile: The destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the Jews to Babylon.
The Command to Destroy the Canaanites: Commands to wipe out entire populations in the Promised Land.
The Punishment of Korah and His Followers: The earth opening up to swallow them as a punishment for rebellion.
The Sacrifice of Isaac: The test of Abraham, which involved the command to sacrifice his son.
The Death of the Firstborn in Egypt: As part of the final plague.
The Destruction of the Tower of Babel: The scattering of people and the confusion of languages.
The Plague Sent to Israel: When David conducted a census, a plague was sent as punishment.
The Destruction of Ai: The city of Ai was destroyed after Achan’s transgression.
The Plague of the Fiery Serpents: In the wilderness, the people were punished with snake bites.
The Destruction of the Midianites: The battle against the Midianites and the subsequent killing of their people.
The Expulsion from Eden: After Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, they were banished from the Garden of Eden, which brought suffering and hardship into the world.
Lot’s Wife Turning into a Pillar of Salt
OLD Women Past Their Biological Time - Creepily Bearing Children ?: Stories like Sarah or Hannah, where older women miraculously conceive, which brings both wonder and complexity.
The Sacrifice of Isaac: Abraham’s test, where he’s asked to sacrifice his son, raising questions about divine testing and human faith.
The Plagues in Egypt: The severe plagues sent upon Egypt, causing immense suffering as a form of divine intervention.
The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart
Yahweh explicitly hardens Pharaoh’s heart (Exodus 9–11), then punishes Egypt for decisions Pharaoh is divinely prevented from reversing—culminating in the mass killing of firstborn children.
Death for Gathering Sticks on the Sabbath
A man is executed for collecting firewood (Numbers 15:32–36), a punishment radically disproportionate to the act and incompatible with later Jesus’s teaching that “the Sabbath was made for man.”
The Death of Nadab and Abihu
Aaron’s sons are incinerated instantly for offering “unauthorized fire” (Leviticus 10), without warning or opportunity for correction.
The Death of Uzzah for Steadying the Ark
A man dies for instinctively preventing the Ark from falling (2 Samuel 6), punished for reflexive protection rather than malice.
Jephthah’s Daughter
God accepts a vow that results in a father sacrificing his daughter (Judges 11), with no divine intervention to stop it—despite later condemnation of child sacrifice.
Elisha and the Bears
Forty-two youths are mauled to death by bears for mocking a prophet (2 Kings 2:23–24), an extreme lethal response to verbal insult.
Collective Punishment via Achan
An entire military defeat occurs because one man sins; his whole family is executed alongside him (Joshua 7).
Forced Virgin Captivity After War
Virgin girls are spared in massacres and distributed to soldiers (Numbers 31), institutionalizing sexual captivity as policy.
The Curse of Canaan
An entire lineage is cursed into perpetual servitude because of one ancestor’s offense (Genesis 9), embedding hereditary punishment.
Saul Rejected for Mercy
King Saul is rejected by God for not killing enough people (1 Samuel 15), explicitly punished for restraint.
The Lying Spirit Sent by God
Yahweh sends a lying spirit to deceive prophets and ensure a king’s death (1 Kings 22), weaponizing deception.
Famine as Punishment for Ancestral Sin
A famine is blamed on Saul’s past actions, and executions are required to “appease” God (2 Samuel 21).
Human Sacrifice as a Test (Isaac)
God commands Abraham to sacrifice his son, psychologically normalizing obedience over moral instinct (Genesis 22).
Curses on Future Generations
Sins are punished “to the third and fourth generation” (Exodus 20:5), contradicting later prophetic rejection of inherited guilt.
Commanded Ethnic Erasure (Herem Warfare)
Entire peoples are ordered exterminated—men, women, children, animals—for religious purity (Deuteronomy 20).
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