God, I am so confused about so many things. This scripture seems like it is a justification for the genocide and enslavement of the Canaanites by Israel. I believe you are God. I believe Jesus is the Son of God who died and rose from the dead. But I am really having a difficult time with these words written by men when I have seen first hand what men who have power will do to keep that power. They lie and abuse their power and abuse people and destroy people’s lives for their power. So why wouldn’t they invent stories thousands of years ago to justify their decisions and keep the people following them?
