Because this teaching is a little longer than I would like it to be, I will get right to the point. The Question asked of me this week by the teenager is; “If God says “ Thou Shall Not Kill ” ( Exodus 20:13) then why does He order the utter destruction of the nation of the Amalekites?” Provisions for Killing   When we consider Exodus 20:13 we as Christians must see it in the perspective that God intended, not take on the widely accepted mindset of the world.  The accepted worldview (how non-Christians think) can be as subtle as the individual wants, or extreme as the individual wants it to be.   Some extremists may say that we should not kill at all, for any reason. Many pacifist have taken this worldview to such an extreme that they have become vegetarians.  Yet they kill plants for food.     Then there are the people claiming to be a breatharians , able to live on the air alone, these people have taken not killing to such an extreme t...