Looking at the command of God in Deuteronomy 7 to the Israelites to destroy the Canaanites, this article shows that this was not genocide nor motivated by fascism; it was God's justice and love at display.

After showing that violence is something neither glorified nor encouraged in the Bible, this article shows the relation of violence in the Old Testament to God, and identifies how in Christ God changed this in the New Testament, while it distinguishes biblical violence from genocide and vengefulness.