Here's something that's actually in the Bible:
Numbers 31:17
¹⁷ Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
¹⁸ But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
The Bible is immortal and evil.
A lot of things God does seems unfair to us. If we truly got what was fair we would all be wiped out right this second. God is actually very patient with us.
Really interesting how when people commit such horrible acts it's called rape and murder, but when god does it or orders it done, it's "unfair". Your god is an immoral monster. Thank goodness he doesn't actually exist.
Yeah, pretty sure if you look at the context this is a retributive act because the Midianites had attacked the Israelites. I don't have time right now, but I'm fairly certain that attack was in violation of a treaty of safe passage. Also, the narrative of the Israelites entering the promised land is partially a judgment against the canaanites for practicing human and child sacrifice.
It's not easy, and it certainly doesn't make me feel happy, but it isn't a free-for-all license and command to kill everyone for no, or any, reason.
What sect it's pertaining to or who violated what treaty doesn't matter in the least bit. What is depicted are horrible acts of rape and murder, apparently sanctioned by god (the supposed good guy).
It's a good thing those verses make you uneasy. If there's anything this passage could teach us it's that the Bible is not a good source of morality.
In fact the Bible could be improved immensely just by removing such verses, which is what Thomas Jefferson tried to do. https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/jeffersons-bible-life-and-morals-jesus-nazareth%3Aevent-exhib-4677
But of course that would be modifying a text that is "sacred", and we can't have that. /s
