THE PROPHETS

WHAT IS GENOCIDE?

• the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation

MAJOR GENOCIDES

• Bosnia-Herzegovina: 1992-1995 (200,000 deaths)
• Rwanda: 1994 (800,000 deaths)
• Pol Pot in Cambodia: 1975-1979 (2,000,000 deaths)
• Nazi Holocaust: 1938-1945 (6,000,000 deaths)
• Stalin's Forced Famine: 1932-1933 (7,000,000 deaths)

QUOTES FROM THE PROPHETS

• Isaiah: "Your hand will be filled of blood! Wash them."
• Jeremiah: For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
• Jeremiah: "Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD."
• Amos: "All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, all those who say, "Disaster will not overtake or meet us.'"

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