Why is There so Much Killing and Bloodshed in the Old Testament?
By Mark Finley and Brad Thorp
Learn how to interpret the Old Testament passages involving violence and bloodshed. Learn how to reconcile the God, who wants to care for the refugees and people of different cultures/religions, and the God of the Old Testament who commands the Israelites to kill their neighbors of different cultures and religions. Get the answer as to whether Christians should or should not take the COVID-19 vaccine.
– Taught by Pastor Mark Finley and Pastor Brad Thorp
When you turn the page from the end of the Old Testament to the beginning of the New Testament, it can seem like you have entered a different world. One belief held by some is that the God of the Old Testament is a god of wrath, whereas the God of the New Testament is a god of love. Does the Christian Bible tell a tale of two Gods?
Mark Finley and Brad Thorp, two seasoned Seventh-day Adventist pastors, teamed up to provide biblical answers to this and many other questions from the attendees of the live-training session held on March 28, 2021. This course, Why is There so Much Killing in the Old Testament? contains the video from the recording of the live event.
In this course, you will…
- Learn how to interpret the Old Testament passages involving violence and bloodshed.
- Learn how to reconcile the God, who wants to care for the refugees and people of different cultures/religions, and the God of the Old Testament who commands the Israelites to kill their neighbors of different cultures and religions.
- Understand what the Bible means in Exodus 7:3-4, “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart…”
- Understand why God allows some to suffer sickness and pain as Pastors Mark Finley and Brad Thorp share their experiences dealing with sickness and pain in their personal lives
- Get the answer as to whether Christians should or should not take the COVID-19 vaccine
- Learn what Leviticus 13 and Revelation 13 have to do with the COVID-19 pandemic/vaccine
- Gain additional insight and information from the instructors’ responses to questions from the attendees during the Q&A session
About the instructors
Brad Thorp is the assistant to the president for Evangelism Outreach at the Seventh-day Adventist Church world headquarters. He also served as the president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Hope Channel from its origins as a NET satellite uplink in the 1990s to it becoming a global television network.
