God, as depicted in the Bible, is no benevolent

I would like to start by pointing out that my opponent has already began his rebuttals, which were reserved for Round 3. Round 2 was only for opening arguments.Rebuttals of rebuttals:The FloodThe flood story takes place in Genesis 6-9, however, my opponent cited facts from Genesis 18, part of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah which is ill-related.“It does seem a bit strange though how G-d would kill al he animals but cared about them in Jonah 4:11 he seems to criticize Jonah for not caring about them, the thing is he still would have smote the livestock in Jonah, so there isn’t an inconsistency, but either way this means he does care for the animals.” I’m not sure what this means due to a lack of punctuation, however, if I am interpreting correctly, this means that God cares about the livestock in the city of Nineveh, but still must smote them in addition to the people. If God really cares about the lives of animals, then why not find an alternative method to kill the people and destroy the city of Nineveh, but preserve the animals? I’m sure that an all-powerful being that created the entire cosmos and all the life in it could accomplish such a comparatively easy task. “G-d did know how man would have turned out, but he created them anyway despite the majority which would turn evil.” God created man knowing they would be evil, to regret making them, so he could kill them? No comment.“G-d didn’t take another rib and repopulate the earth because he would get a similar problem, so he saved Noah whose genetics would produce a less evil generation. Then work with it.” If he took a rib from Noah’s side and fashioned a wife for him from it, then he would still have Noah’s genetics to repopulate the Earth because Noah’s rib contains Noah’s DNA.The Plagues“If the US decides to start a nuclear war with Russia, we will suffer even if it is Obamas fault.” That still doesn’t make it right: Obama’s actions are still negatively affecting us. If anything, God should be held more accountable for such things, because not only is he a “perfect being” presiding over us flawed sinners, but he already knows everything so there is no misinformation or ignorance clouding his judgement.The Conquest of Canaan“The inhabitants of Canaan were not innocent; they practiced child sacrifice, temple prostitution, and many more terrible things.” I’m sure the children and slaves would not agree with that sentiment.Pointless RulesMy opponent states that I think homosexuality is okay and therefore I think the Tanakh is “stupid.” However, I am not arguing against the Tanakh, I am arguing against God, and not even the God of the Tanakh: the God of the Bible, as the title of this debate would suggest. I merely mentioned homosexuality because most people would agree that it is not immoral, especially from a secular standpoint. And I’d love to hear how my opponent could prove homosexuality secularly immoral, but I’m afraid that this would stray too far from the subject of this debate, so I will pass.No comment on the honey“Women were ritually impure after pregnancy for hygiene reasons.” Perhaps an explanation of what these rituals were, what about hygiene makes these rituals pure or impure and what these “hygiene reasons” are would be fitting here.“Cursing your parents and blaspheme got death because they are wrong, Jews are judged harsher than gentiles.” Cursing your parents is not inherently wrong. What if you father is a pedophile and your mother cheered him on while she killed babies? Blaspheme is only wrong, perhaps, if there is a God, something that has not been proven and is not the point of this debate. “Jews being judged harsher” is not an excuse just like “Americans are judged harsher” is not an excuse for a death penalty for jaywalking in America.Narcissism“No, you are stoned for blaspheme similar to how you are stoned for cursing parents, it isn’t narcissism.” So, you're not allowed to criticize/question/insult God or you die? No comment.“Also, 2 of your claims have no verses behind them...” Number 3 already has several verses behind it, which is why I referred back to other parts of my argument where the verses can be found. Number 5 shouldn’t require a verse as it is common knowledge, however: John 10:9 (in which Jesus describes the way to heaven), which is through him and the path through him is to baptize, wash away your sins, and pledge to obey and love God and the son.“... and another 2 are based on the Non-Testament, so only the first 2 count.” As previously stated, this debate is concerning the God of the Holy Bible, which consists of the Tanakh/Torah/Old Testament and the New Testament of Jesus Christ. This is stated once in the title of the debate and again in my opening statements. If my opponent was ill-prepared to defend God’s actions as depicted in the New Testament of the Bible, then he should not have accepted my challenge.“Idolatry is banned for many reasons and among them is because of human sacrifice.” I did not mention idolatry in my argument, but I assume that my opponent is referring to my implication that worshiping another God or following other religions should be allowed by a benevolent, Christian God, in which case: not every religion practices human sacrifice. In fact, every single one of the most popular religions on the planet do not.Further ArgumentsThe Sins of the FatherThe sins of the father being visited upon the son is recurring theme throughout the Bible, though most prevalently in the Old Testament. Regardless, this is yet another example of God’s deplorable sense of morality. The sins of the father are just that: the sins of the father. Not the sins of the son, not the sins of any of his children, and not the sins of his children’s children. Yet God found it necessary to curse Canaan and each and every single one of his descendents because Noah, probably drunk, cursed him for seeing him naked. In fact, God directly admits to Moses in Exodus 34:7 and then to Moses when creating the ten commandments in 20:5 that he visits the sins of the father upon his children and his children’s children for many generations. Until he recants this later when he says to Jeremiah in Jeremiah 31: 29-30, “‘In those days people will no longer say,‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’ Instead, everyone will die for their own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.’” But it is too late, and all damage that he has done had been done, and God does not care to reverse it: God is malevolent.The InfernoYet the most damning of all evidence I have brought forth against the biblical God’s benevolence is what comes next: the inferno, hell, the pit, the lake of fire, the absence of God, his love, and any sort of comfort whatsoever. Hell is the epitome of all things pain and horror. Imagine getting burned on a stove top, now imagine your entire finger was on fire, now image your entire body was on fire, now imagine having that feeling for a day, then a week, then a year, then ten, the rest of your life, one hundred years, a thousand, a million, multiply that by another hundred and it still isn’t enough because Hell is forever. Hell can be found in the Bible at:Matthew 13:41-42: “The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”and Revelation 20:13-15, 21:8: “The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death – the lake of fire. If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, that person was thrown into the lake of fire. But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death.”Imagine all the atrocities that Hitler or Stalin committed. Is it not fair and moral to punish them to suffer equal pain as their victims for as long as the compounded experience of their victims or perhaps even more? Sure. That comes out to way less than an eternity because an eternity is forever. One must know that hell is much too harsh of a punishment if even the most evil human beings to walk the Earth are seen as too good for the fate of eternal damnation.And still yet, there is no medium ground, except perhaps limbo in some Christian canon. If you die without accepting and loving Jesus Christ and God, if you die angry or gluttonous, if you worked on a Sunday one time and didn’t ask for forgiveness, hell is your punishment. Allow that to sink in, reader. I rest my case. Source(s):The Holy Bible: https://www.biblegateway.com...