Board Thread:Community Discusson/@comment-27587562-20160214033339/@comment-31246436-20160214212156

And also, Israel was to be a nation set apart to be an example of how to live. God didn't want them to be tainted by those who worship false gods. They had punishment coming anyways for their wicked acrions, so God had Israel destroy them. And, I hold to the belief that children who are too young to make their own choices (such as choosing to follow God or not) when they die will go to heaven. So their deaths were more of good thing, for they didn't have to deal with all of life's troubles.