How could a God of Love command such slaughter of women and children in the Old Testament?
There are several examples of God commanding the entire slaughter of cities and nations, even the women, children, and infants. How do reconcile this with the God of the Bible Who is supposed to be a God of Love. Here are some examples: Deuteronomy 2:31-35 “And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. 32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz. 33 And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain: 35 Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took. 1 Samuel 15:2-8 “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.3 Now go and smite Am
