1 Samuel 15:3: "Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’” This command (and others like it) is jarring to read. It seems to authorize God's people to slaughter non-combatants indiscriminately, … Continue reading Why the OT Genocide Commands Are Likely Hyperbole