I agree w/big L dawg. No.
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I’d go with “Yes”. And this is a good question indeed.
But, the reason Ozmo is asking it is the heart of the matter.
He mentioned his Christian upbringing and cites a good hunk of his values on such. He also likes the “nuggets of wisdom” (as he calls it) about Scripture.
His pickle, however, is that he can’t come to terms with the fact that the same God who sent Jesus Christ (who is the source of his Christian upbringing, and perhaps, any Christian faith he may currently have or aspire to obtain) to die for our sins is the EXACT SAME GOD who ordered the complete destruction of Amalek, for their continued attacks on Israel for over 300 years.
In short, it's the classic justice vs. mercy argument with regards to the Bible and to Christian faith.
My take is a simple one. God blesses individually; He punishes individually; He blesses corporately; He punishes corporately.
That is how He can put the sins of mankind of Jesus (who knew no sin), to have Him die and pay the penalty that belongs to us.
That's also why he can destroy an entire people (man, woman, and child) for the sins of a king or ruler.
And, it's also how he can bless an entire people (man, woman, and child) for the righteous behavior of a king or ruler.