Violence In Ancient Egypt

So much violence occurred at certain periods in the Old Testament because this was a time when people and the world were coming into existence and still finding their way. Man had been created but had yet to receive the laws by which they were to live and operate their daily lives. This was a very different time as their was no moral code to live by yet. Various ethnic groups existed and lived side by side. This existence much like today lead to different groups of people living with different beliefs and worshipping various deities. Living closely with one another and having varying values certainly caused conflict and violence to occur. Additionally factors such as regular exposure to violence and war caused people to become conditioned to the sight of violence. Years of oppression by the Egyptians through slavery played a role as people were forcibly made to carry out duties.
Violent acts that occurred in the Old Testament sometimes included murder. This is one of the sins that God forbid when he had Moses return from Mt. Sinai with the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments laid out the basic principles to live by and functioned as the law of the land (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). I believe the difference in a murder and a killing is that murder is done purposely, with ill intent, and out of anger whereas a killing may occur accidentally or in defense. I agree with Dr. Stone’s video. The Israelites were a poor people operating on foot against oppressors that had better means of warfare (Stone, 2013). Jesus and others of the time did not complain about violence in the Old Testament because that was their reality and everyday life. I think the question of violence in the Old Testament is important for the modern world because as we search for solutions to modern problems the past is often reviewed for