Not the other guy
and not replying after this due to early morning shift and having to get up VERY early and soon , and there are plenty of people who are very clever and wrestled with this stuff already
I'm only answering because I'm here and am bad at decisions I'm also not a good person to answer these; having to redo almost the entirety of my final year at Bible College >>87556604The Bible is The Word of God, written by the Hands of People and those People were writing in a different way than you or I would write, so what you're reading may be Biblical Theology and not Biblical History, despite being written weaving together. Also, it may just be the author's interpretation as to why someone would be stupid enough to defy God.
and thus perhaps used as an example to all the other kings to take God seriously; you mess with His Chosen people, you're shown up as a sucky king. Also everyone will hate you and you will rule a wasteland >>87556622>Those CulturesIn Genesis, God said: Those guys are evil. Like Super Evil. Hitler on Evil Steroids. Don't worry about who Hitler is, they sacrifice kids and worse. You're not going to punish them yet, your kids will; they haven't yet got to the point where they can be fully punished: they're gonna get so bad that even the land is tainted, and when you sweep through there, there's gonna be so much evil that there's no good to get accidentally get swept up too.
>GiantsEveryone was, it was kind of the Land of Giants for the Israelites. With some giants being Giant-er.
I'll try to respond to responses, but I probably won't (Sorry in advance), but I do suck at these things and I am getting up very early tomorrow).