Why would a loving God tell Israel to 'wipe out' other nations?

In our last OPEN MAT Q&A a viewer asked JM about the issue of the Amalekites and God's goodness... Resources mentioned: Interview with Dr. Helen Paynter: https://youtu.be/lfvG35qCzkU Deuteronomy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc5zSHUY7yhQnm86vgcbTk3d Joshua: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc56JxiMto9TPmNa4o_FtkMf Judges: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc5gZzTRU5Qp0H8cNqWlwg6s Charlie Trimm's book: https://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Brutal-Barbaric-Wrestling-Troubling/dp/0830852492/ Webb & Oeste's book: https://www.amazon.com/Destruction-Canaanites-Genocide-Biblical-Interpretation/dp/0802879624/ Subscribe and enable notifications so you'll know when we do our next OPEN MAT Livestream! ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions:  SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet