these zealous and jealous offerings track down through history from way back in time.
You see… for both Hebrews and Muslims, the tendency toward violence precedes even the faith history of Abraham. Violence is part of our very nature. In Genesis we find the telling story of Cain and Able recorded. The two brothers, as children of Adam and Eve, in order to appease God whom they had offended, built up sin offerings before God, Able offered the carcasses of animals burnt on an altar of stones. In different fashion, Cain offered the produce of the land. Without explanation, God accepted the blood offerings of Able and did not find Cain’s offering as pleasing. In rage Cain then murdered Able.
Now, some say that God set us up and we blame our Lord, But you can see, from this we clearly understand that so deep is the offense of human sin... and the height of pride... that only the blood of human life poured out can rightly satisfy our God's divine and perfect judgment. Therefore the slaying, blood offerings for offenses became self-perpetuating in the lives of God’s children. We note that the scripture-attested Hebrew “Wars of YHWH” and the later campaigns of Mohammed give evidence of the ongoing chasms between us.
Yes! To establish his people, the biblical record shows that at times, God promoted war. Our Lord did so in the biblical history of Israel’s establishment. For example, the land of Canaan fell victim to Israel’s settlement forces. As the prophet said…
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his commands; seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the wrath of the Lord.
For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ashkelon shall become a desolation; Ashdod’s people shall be driven out at noon, and Ekron shall be uprooted.
Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast, you nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; and I will destroy you till no inhabitant is left.
Therein we find the sinful walk of both Hebrew and Muslim cultures are trapped by cultural predispositions
