Why Was the God of the Old Testament So Violent?

Wes Craven, the famous writer and director of the Scream franchise, could have scripted several of the gruesome human catastrophes in the Old Testament. Gut-wrenching Bible stories of God killing children, raining burning sulfur, and genocide have left many Christians dazed and confused about the Bible.To the atheist, these verses prove that the biblical God is cruel, and anyone who believes in him is, at best, brainwashed. Skepticism is understandable. The Hebrew Bible (and its overt violence)