Page Range
104-115
Keywords
Goodness of God, Canaanite Conquest, Problem of Evil
Abstract
This paper attempts to provide a case study to respond to the problem of evil. The paper employs the example of the Canaanite conquest and argues that, contrary to popular attacks against the character of God, this event in scripture actually demonstrates His goodness. It is an example of a time when God delayed His response to the evil perpetrated by the Canaanites as well as His liberation of the Israelites from Egypt because doing so resulted in a greater moral good than would an earlier intervention. In so doing, it examines an issue frequently cited as problematic for Christians and uses it as an apologetic for the goodness of God.
Recommended Citation
Stewart, Sarah D.. 2021. "How the Canaanite Conquest is an Important Case Study in Understanding the Goodness of God." Eleutheria: John W. Rawlings School of Divinity Academic Journal 5, (2). https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/eleu/vol5/iss2/7