the poor Midianites
The Midianites were oppressive and hostile to the Israelites. They were often raiding Israel with the use of swift camels.
all those guys whose foreskins were chopped off by the Hebrews on Yahweh's order. Were they saying "lol" too?
Yeah, the Philistines, an evil and oppressive people. And their foreskins were chopped off by David's army, not on order of God, but on order of King Saul, a king God rejected.
What about the little boy Isaac? I am sure he laughed out loud heartily at the prank Yahweh played on his senile father...
The "prank" was played by Isaac's mother. Isaac's older brother is the one who sold his birth right for a bowl of beans.
God did not command Israel to destroy every nation in the promised land. God commanded Israel to destroy only certain nations that were evil, involved in human sacrifice, or were oppressive toward Israel upon Israel's arrival or they were oppressive toward surrounding nations.
Funny how people here are bothered that God destroyed these evil and oppressive nations. Yet, had God not destroyed those nations, people then would be complaining that God is not just for allowing these nations to continue to exist.
Deuteronomy 9:4After the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, "The LORD has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness." No,
it is on account of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is going to drive them out before you.
Deuteronomy 12:31You must not worship the LORD your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the LORD hates.
They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
