I love this perspective and it has been something I have wondered about too. How often do we "fill in the gaps" with our own bias and call that the "voice of God." Did God command Joshua to kill every living thing when he overthrew a city, or was that Joshua's voice/bias filling in the narrative with his own "truth"?
Thanks, Matt! Yeah, I didn't want to start a whole rabbit trail with the destruction of Sodom, but I'm with you. I can't tell you why Sodom burned, or who told Joshua to go nuclear on cities, but when I wrestle with it there's this familiar voice in my belly that says, "that's not me." I'm learning to to listen to that voice more and more.
I love this perspective and it has been something I have wondered about too. How often do we "fill in the gaps" with our own bias and call that the "voice of God." Did God command Joshua to kill every living thing when he overthrew a city, or was that Joshua's voice/bias filling in the narrative with his own "truth"?
Great writing!
Thanks, Matt! Yeah, I didn't want to start a whole rabbit trail with the destruction of Sodom, but I'm with you. I can't tell you why Sodom burned, or who told Joshua to go nuclear on cities, but when I wrestle with it there's this familiar voice in my belly that says, "that's not me." I'm learning to to listen to that voice more and more.