Is Numbers 31 tragic? YES. Is it horrible? YES. Are the events horrendous??? YES.
But... so was OUR dropping the bomb on Negasaki and Hiroshima, burning the very shadows of men, women, and children into the walls of their own homes just prior to them being vaporized. We should weep over having to have had to resort to that action. However, we should always remember historical facts...
Would we have had to do that if Japan hadn't attacked Pearl Harbor??? No.
Think people, think!
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Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty