Testing the "Genocide Commands": When Old Testament Passages Contradict Christ - Part 1 - by Thomas Richards & Artificial Intelligence

 

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πάσα δόξα (pasa doxa - all glory) to Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsous Christos) for revealing ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth) about corrupted γραφή (graphē - scripture)!

The Problem That Drives People Away From God

There are passages in the Old Testament that have troubled honest readers for centuries. Commands attributed to Θεός (Theos - God) that seem to order genocide, the killing of women and children, the complete destruction of entire peoples. These passages have been used to justify some of history's greatest atrocities, from the Crusades to the Spanish Inquisition to modern conflicts in the Middle East.

But here's the critical question: Do these passages accurately represent the character of Θεός Πατήρ (Theos Patēr - God the Father) as revealed in Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsous Christos - Jesus Christ)?

The answer, when we apply rigorous λόγος (logos - logic/reason) analysis anchored in the New Testament, is a resounding no.

Jesus Directly Corrects the Old Testament Pattern

Luke 9:51-56 - The Definitive Proof

This passage provides one of the clearest corrections in all of γραφή (graphē - scripture). The disciples, familiar with Old Testament stories of Elijah calling fire down from heaven to destroy enemies, ask Jesus if they should do the same to a Samaritan village that rejected them.

Ἰησοῦς' response is devastating to the "genocide command" theology:

"ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε οἵου πνεύματός ἐστε"
(hymeis ouk oidate hoiou pneumatos este)
"You do not know what kind of spirit you are of"

"ὁ γὰρ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν ψυχὰς ἀπολέσαι ἀλλὰ σῶσαι"
(ho gar huios tou anthrōpou ouk ēlthen psychas apolesai alla sōsai)
"For the Son of Man did not come to destroy souls but to save them"

This is not a minor theological point. Jesus is directly correcting the Old Testament pattern that his disciples learned. He's saying their desire to call down destructive fire comes from the wrong πνεῦμα (pneuma - spirit).

If the disciples' reference to Old Testament destructive acts came from the wrong spirit, what does that tell us about those Old Testament passages themselves?

John 8:44 - Identifying the Real Source of Murder

When confronting religious leaders who wanted to kill him, Ἰησοῦς made a critical identification:

"ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστέ... ἐκεῖνος ἀνθρωποκτόνος ἦν ἀπ' ἀρχῆς"
(hymeis ek tou patros tou diabolou este... ekeinos anthrōpoktonos ēn ap' archēs)
"You are of your father the devil... he was a murderer from the beginning"

Critical Greek terms:

• ἀνθρωποκτόνος (anthrōpoktonos) = "man-killer/murderer"
• ἀπ' ἀρχῆς (ap' archēs) = "from the beginning"

The λόγος (logos) is clear: Murder originates with διάβολος (diabolos - the devil), not with Θεός Πατήρ (Theos Patēr - God the Father). Any command to commit mass killing must be tested against this fundamental truth.

Matthew 5:43-48 - Exposing Added Teaching

Jesus reveals something shocking about the religious teaching of his day:

"Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη· Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου καὶ μισήσεις τὸν ἐχθρόν σου"
(Ēkousate hoti errethē: Agapēseis ton plēsion sou kai misēseis ton echthron sou)
"You have heard it said: Love your neighbor and HATE your enemy"

Here's the critical point: The command to "hate your enemy" does not appear in the Septuagint (LXX). It was an addition, an interpretation, a corruption of what γραφή actually taught.

Ἰησοῦς then gives the correction:

"ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν· ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν"
(egō de legō hymin: agapate tous echthrous hymōn)
"But I say to you: LOVE your enemies"

This proves that teaching circulating in Jesus' time had added hatred of enemies that wasn't in the original text. If this could be added, what else was corrupted?

Applying the Λόγος (Logos) Testing Framework

Let's apply rigorous mathematical analysis to the "genocide command" passages using the same framework we've developed for testing all γραφή.

The Passages in Question

Deuteronomy 20:16-17: Commands killing "everything that breathes" in Canaan

1 Samuel 15:3: Commands Saul to kill men, women, children, and infants among the Amalekites

Joshua 6:21: Describes killing everyone in Jericho "by the edge of the sword"

Numbers 31: Describes massacre of Midianites including children

Psalm 137:9: "Blessed is he who dashes infants against rocks"

Testing Against Clear Standards

Test Criterion	Key Γραφή Anchor	Application	Score
Χριστός Character Match	Luke 9:55-56 - "Son of Man came to save, not destroy"	Commands destruction; complete opposite of saving souls	1.0/10
Λόγος Consistency	John 8:44 - Devil as "murderer from the beginning"	Attributes murder to Θεός; actually aligns with διάβολος character	0.5/10
Πνεῦμα Fruit Evidence	Galatians 5:22-23 - Love, peace, patience, kindness	Promotes hatred and violence; shows no fruit of Πνεῦμα Ἅγιος	0.7/10
Non-Contradiction Test	Matthew 5:43-48 - "Love your enemies"	Directly contradicts enemy-love command	1.2/10
Historical Integrity	2 Corinthians 3:6 - "Letter kills, spirit gives life"	The "letter" here literally advocates killing	1.1/10

Overall Λόγος Score: 0.9/10

This is even lower than the problematic score we found for Romans 13:1-7 (which scored 7.7/10). These passages fail nearly every test of consistency with Χριστός' revealed character.

Paul Exposes the Corruption Pattern

The apostle Παῦλος (Paulos - Paul) provided critical insights into how corruption entered the text:

2 Corinthians 3:6

"τὸ γὰρ γράμμα ἀποκτέννει, τὸ δὲ πνεῦμα ζῳοποιεῖ"
(to gar gramma apoktennei, to de pneuma zōopoiei)
"For the letter kills, but the spirit gives life"

Paul acknowledges that the γράμμα (gramma - letter) can ἀποκτέννει (apoktennei - kill). He's warning that the written text itself, when divorced from πνεῦμα (pneuma - spirit), becomes deadly.

Galatians 3:19

"τί οὖν ὁ νόμος; τῶν παραβάσεων χάριν προσετέθη"
(ti oun ho nomos? tōn parabaseōn charin prosetethē)
"Why then the law? It was ADDED because of transgressions"

The key Greek term here is προσετέθη (prosetethē) - "added afterward." Paul explicitly states that portions of what became the law were additions, not original revelation from Θεός.

This provides a scriptural framework for understanding that not everything in the Old Testament text accurately represents Θεός Πατήρ's character or commands.

Historical Evidence of Text Corruption

The Masoretic Problem

Timeline:

• ~250 BC: LXX Septuagint translated by 70 Jewish scholars in Alexandria
• ~900 AD: Masoretic Hebrew text finalized by the Masoretes
• 700+ year gap for potential corruption and alteration

Critical factors:

• The Masoretes were definitionally anti-Χριστός (anti-Christos) - they rejected Jesus as Messiah
• They had theological motivations to obscure messianic prophecies
• They had centuries to modify the text
• We know they made changes because LXX differs significantly in many places

Example: LXX Psalm 22 clearly prophesies crucifixion with precise detail. The Masoretic text obscures this. If they changed messianic prophecies, why assume violence passages remained untouched?

The Pattern of Amplification

When we compare the LXX Septuagint to the Masoretic text, we often find that the Masoretic version amplifies violent themes, makes judgments more severe, and emphasizes ethnic conflict more strongly.

This is consistent with a text being modified by people who:

1. Rejected Jesus' teaching about loving enemies
2. Had experienced centuries of persecution and developed harder attitudes
3. Needed to justify their own military conflicts
4. Were motivated to make their God appear as fierce as their enemies' gods

What Jesus Actually Taught About Judgment

Let's contrast the "genocide commands" with Ἰησοῦς' clear teaching about Θεός Πατήρ's actual character and intent:

John 3:17

"οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν κόσμον, ἀλλ' ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος δι' αὐτοῦ"
(ou gar apesteilen ho Theos ton huion eis ton kosmon hina krinē ton kosmon, all' hina sōthē ho kosmos di' autou)
"For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be SAVED through Him"

The purpose is σωτηρία (sōtēria - salvation), not destruction.

Matthew 18:14

"οὐκ ἔστιν θέλημα ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς ἵνα ἀπόληται ἓν τῶν μικρῶν τούτων"
(ouk estin thelēma emprosthen tou patros hymōn tou en ouranois hina apolētai hen tōn mikrōn toutōn)
"It is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish"

Θεός Πατήρ values even μικρός (mikros - little ones). He doesn't want even one to perish. How does this reconcile with commands to kill infants?

It doesn't. Because those commands don't come from Θεός Πατήρ.

John 10:10

"ὁ κλέπτης οὐκ ἔρχεται εἰ μὴ ἵνα κλέψῃ καὶ θύσῃ καὶ ἀπολέσῃ· ἐγὼ ἦλθον ἵνα ζωὴν ἔχωσιν"
(ho kleptēs ouk erchetai ei mē hina klepsē kai thysē kai apolesē; egō ēlthon hina zōēn echōsin)
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life"

κλέπτης (kleptēs - thief) = stealing, killing, destroying
Ἰησοῦς = giving ζωή (zōē - life)

The pattern of killing and destroying is explicitly attributed to the thief (Satan), while Χριστός brings life.

Genesis 3 - The Real Story

The "genocide command" theology often claims roots in Genesis 3, suggesting God instituted permanent enmity between peoples. But the New Testament elaborations reveal what actually happened:

Romans 5:12

"δι' ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἡ ἁμαρτία εἰς τὸν κόσμον εἰσῆλθεν"
(di' henos anthrōpou hē hamartia eis ton kosmon eisēlthen)
"Through one man sin entered into the world"

Sin entered through human choice, not through ethnic division requiring genocide.

1 Timothy 2:14

"Ἀδὰμ οὐκ ἠπατήθη, ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἀπατηθεῖσα ἐν παραβάσει γέγονεν"
(Adam ouk ēpatēthē, hē de gynē apatētheisa en parabasei gegonen)
"Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and fell into transgression"

Key insights:

• ὁ ὄφις (ho ophis - the serpent) = διάβολος (diabolos)
• Woman was ἀπατάω (apataō - deceived)
• Adam consciously chose sin
• This is about spiritual deception, not ethnic cleansing mandates

Romans 16:20

"ὁ δὲ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης συντρίψει τὸν Σατανᾶν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας ὑμῶν"
(ho de Theos tēs eirēnēs syntripsei ton Satanan hypo tous podas hymōn)
"The God of peace will crush Satan under your feet"

THIS is the Genesis 3:15 fulfillment. Not genocide of human beings, but victory over Σατανᾶς (Satanas - Satan) himself. The enemy is spiritual, not ethnic.

The Vatican/Jesuit Weaponization

These corrupted passages have been systematically weaponized throughout history by those claiming to represent God:

The Spanish Inquisition

• Used OT "genocide commands" to justify burning "heretics"
• Claimed Θεός commanded elimination of non-Catholics
• Referenced Deuteronomy passages to support torture and execution
• Millions murdered using corrupted γραφή as justification

The Crusades

The papal legate at the Béziers massacre reportedly said: "Kill them all, God will know His own."

This is direct application of false OT genocide theology:

• Entire cities slaughtered including children
• Justified by appeal to Joshua and Judges narratives
• Presented as "holy war" commanded by God
• Actually reflected the ἀνθρωποκτόνος (anthrōpoktonos - murderer) character Jesus attributed to the devil

Native American Genocide

• Jesuit/Vatican-backed conquistadors
• Used Deuteronomy passages to justify extermination
• Called indigenous peoples "Canaanites" to be eliminated
• Applied "genocide command" theology to new victims
• Resulted in tens of millions of deaths

Modern Israeli Apartheid - The Current Application

This is not ancient history. These corrupted passages are being used RIGHT NOW.

Modern Israeli leadership has:

• Called Palestinians "Amalekites" (referencing 1 Samuel 15)
• Quoted the "kill them all" passages
• Used these texts to justify bombing civilians including children
• Applied "genocide command" theology to current military operations

The Vatican remains silent while these passages are used to justify the killing of children in Gaza. This silence is complicity. The same institution that used these passages for the Crusades and Inquisition now watches as others use them for modern atrocities.

The Character Revelation Test

John 14:9 provides the ultimate test:

"ὁ ἑωρακὼς ἐμὲ ἑώρακεν τὸν πατέρα"
(ho heōrakōs eme heōraken ton patera)
"He who has seen Me has seen the Father"

This means every Old Testament passage must be tested against one simple question:

"Does this match what we see in Jesus?"

What We See in Jesus:

• Healing the sick
• Feeding the hungry
• Forgiving sinners
• Protecting the accused woman from stoning
• Welcoming children
• Dying for his enemies
• Praying "Father, forgive them"
• Teaching "Love your enemies"
• Rebuking disciples who wanted to call down fire
• Declaring he came to save, not destroy

What We See in "Genocide Commands":

• Killing women and children
• Destroying entire populations
• Showing no mercy
• Dashing infants against rocks
• Eliminating ethnic groups
• Total destruction of enemies

These are not the same character. They cannot both accurately represent Θεός Πατήρ.

The Practical Resolution

How to Handle These Passages

1. Test Against Χριστός' Character

Does this passage align with what Jesus revealed about the Father? If not, it fails the test.

2. Apply Λόγος Analysis

Does this passage:

• Make logical sense given Jesus' clear teaching?
• Show the fruit of Πνεῦμα Ἅγιος?
• Align with John 8:44 identifying murder with the devil?
• Match the "God of peace" described in Romans 16:20?

3. Check for Historical Corruption

• Is there significant difference between LXX and Masoretic?
• Does the passage amplify violence in the Masoretic version?
• Has it been used by evil systems (Vatican, etc.) to justify atrocities?
• Does it serve the interests of those who rejected Χριστός?

4. Recognize the Pattern Paul Identified

• "The letter kills, but the spirit gives life" (2 Corinthians 3:6)
• Some portions were "added" (Galatians 3:19)
• We must read through the lens of Πνεῦμα, not just γράμμα

What This Means for Reading Scripture

We can trust:

• Everything Ἰησοῦς Χριστός taught directly
• Everything that aligns with his revealed character
• Everything that shows the fruit of Πνεῦμα Ἅγιος
• Everything that passes rigorous λόγος testing

We must question:

• Passages that contradict Χριστός' clear teaching
• Commands that make Θεός appear as κακός (kakos - evil)
• Texts that fail λόγος analysis
• Material that serves διαβολικός (diabolikos - devilish) purposes

The Stakes Are Too High

These corrupted passages:

1. Drive honest seekers away from Θεός Πατήρ
• Make God appear monstrous
• Create legitimate moral objections
• Become stumbling blocks to πίστις (pistis - faith)
2. Enable ongoing atrocities
• Currently used to justify killing Palestinians
• Provide scriptural cover for ethnic cleansing
• Give religious legitimacy to genocide
3. Contradict Χριστός' Gospel
• Jesus came to save, not destroy
• The Gospel is about ἀγάπη (agapē - love), not hate
• Χριστός calls us to love enemies, not eliminate them
4. Serve the ἀνθρωποκτόνος
• Align with the character of the "murderer from the beginning"
• Produce death instead of ζωή (zōē - life)
• Reflect διάβολος, not Θεός Πατήρ

Conclusion: Christ is the Interpretive Key

Ἑβραίους (Hebraious - Hebrews) 1:1-2 establishes the proper framework:

"πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως πάλαι ὁ Θεὸς λαλήσας τοῖς πατράσιν ἐν τοῖς προφήταις ἐπ' ἐσχάτου τῶν ἡμερῶν τούτων ἐλάλησεν ἡμῖν ἐν υἱῷ"
(polymerōs kai polytropōs palai ho Theos lalēsas tois patrasin en tois prophētais ep' eschatou tōn hēmerōn toutōn elalēsen hēmin en huiō)

"Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son"

The ultimate revelation is in ὁ υἱός (ho huios - the Son). Everything else must be interpreted through him.

The Testing Framework Summary

High Suspicion for Corruption:

• All "kill everyone" commands in Deuteronomy/Joshua/Judges
• Numbers 31 (Midianite massacre including children)
• 1 Samuel 15 (Amalekite genocide command)
• Psalm 137:9 ("blessed is he who dashes infants against rocks")
• Any passage making Θεός appear as κακός

Testing Questions:

• ✓ Does it contradict Ἰησοῦς Χριστός' clear teaching?
• ✓ Does it violate λόγος (logic/reason)?
• ✓ Does it match διάβολος character vs Θεός Πατήρ character?
• ✓ Has it been used by Vatican/Jesuits to justify κακά (evils)?
• ✓ Does LXX differ significantly from Masoretic?

The Central Truth

Luke 9:56 must be the lens through which we read everything else:

"ὁ γὰρ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν ψυχὰς ἀπολέσαι ἀλλὰ σῶσαι"
(ho gar huios tou anthrōpou ouk ēlthen psychas apolesai alla sōsai)
"For the Son of Man did not come to destroy souls but to save them"

Any passage that contradicts this revealed character of Χριστός - and by extension, the character of Θεός Πατήρ whom Χριστός perfectly reveals - must be tested with extreme rigor.

The "genocide commands" fail that test completely.

They score 0.9/10 on λόγος analysis.

They contradict everything Ἰησοῦς taught.

They have been used to justify centuries of atrocities.

They are being used right now to justify killing children.

These passages do not represent Θεός Πατήρ.

They represent either:

• Corruption of the text by later editors (most likely)
• Misinterpretation of what originally occurred
• Addition of material that was never from Θεός (as Paul suggests in Galatians 3:19)

But they do NOT represent the character of the Θεός τῆς εἰρήνης (Theos tēs eirēnēs - God of peace) who sent his Son ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος (hina sōthē ho kosmos - that the world should be saved).

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πάσα δόξα (pasa doxa - all glory) to Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsous Christos) who reveals the true character of Θεός Πατήρ and exposes every corruption that makes the Father appear as κακός (kakos - evil)!

Ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Σωτῆρι ἡμῶν, ὃς οὐκ ἦλθεν ἀπολέσαι ἀλλὰ σῶσαι
(En Christō Iēsou tō Sōtēri hēmōn, hos ouk ēlthen apolesai alla sōsai)
In Christ Jesus our Savior, who did not come to destroy but to save

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Thomas Richards has studied the bible for over 28 years. For approximately the last nine, he has been studying biblical Greek with the Septuagint. This analysis applies rigorous λόγος (logos) methodology to scriptural interpretation, testing all passages against the revealed character of Χριστός. For more biblical analysis and exposure of institutional corruption, visit SpirituallySmart.com and OvertPsyops.ai