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Originally Posted by micah6v8
I don't think it is correct to say that all the Canaanites that were driven out/killed by the Israelites were Nephilim.
One argument I have heard against Christianity is that "Why is the Old Testament God so bloodthirsty compared to the New Testament God (Jesus) who is so loving and merciful" How would you respond?
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was my response.
I'll go further. God definitely preserved and protected a people for the coming of His Son, and the human lineage He descended from. Perhaps the harshest punishments were reserved for those who would be used to hurt either Jesus or His ancestors.
Consider the judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah. The day the Lord announced to Sarah that she would have a child was the same day these cities were judged. It was not coincidence, and it was significant. Isaac was the son of the father sacrificed in type on Mt. Moriah.
Another answer would be the Law's righteous demand of blood sacrifice for sins. This always pointed to the coming Messiah, as the perfect Lamb of God. Once the demands of the Law were fulfilled on Calvary, God was free to accept all sinners in Christ. God appeared "bloodthirsty" because His throne is established in righteousness, and those legal standards had to be met.