It’s not murder fulfilling the laws of God, such as war or the death penalty for appropriate crimes. This situation with the Canaanites was a situation involving a war with nations that would seek to destroy you. These nations were also destructive to themselves with their practices ranging from human sacrifice to sibling incest.
> It’s not murder fulfilling the laws of God, such as war or the death penalty for appropriate crimes. This situation with the Canaanites was a situation involving a war with nations that would seek to destroy you. These nations were also destructive to themselves with their practices ranging from human sacrifice to sibling incest.
I agree with you. I will add that it is not incumbent upon Gentiles to wage war with idolatrous nations just for the purpose of eliminating their worship of idols.