Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Violence in the Old Testament

"But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD, your God, is giving you as a heritage, you shall not leave a single soul alive." Deuteronomy 20:16 Violence in the Old Testament and now. Does God will us to destroy one another? Jesus response in today's Gospel from Luke 9:51-62 is an emphatic no. Then how are we to understand God's call to violence in the Old Testament? Through the lens of the Gospel.

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062622.cfm