The god of Israel isn't really into repentance, he's into scapegoating and blood sacrifice. You're thinking of God the Father, who has a wildly different personality. Hey, don't feel bad, they've been pretending to worship the same god as their host cultures since the Persian Empire. They know how to trick.
The god of Israel isn't really into repentance, he's into scapegoating and blood sacrifice. You're thinking of God the Father, who has a wildly different personality. Hey, don't feel bad, they've been pretending to worship the same god as their host cultures since the Persian Empire. They know how to trick.