I can almost guarantee that the excuse will be that that was from the Old Testament and Jesus corrected it with the New Testament. I could be wrong, but that's what I've been told numerous times when discussing this with other people.
I would not say Jesus came to fulfill the law in this case, as this is not part of the Liviticule law. This was a pronouncement for this singular event - coming into the land God had proclaimed for His people. Why the current inhabitants had to be destroyed I can not say. I don't know. I trust that God, being God, did know, and had very good reasons. I can make guesses and put forward theories, but that is all it would be - my guess.
There is an important difference between these passages and the Quran. As mentioned, this was a singular event - not a command for all time, all places and all people who aren't Hebrew. There is nothing in all of the Biblical text that commands others accept the Jewish (or Christian) faith or be killed. God's law was for His people and only His people. They were not expected to force others to accept it and comply and this was never done. When Christianity has done so, it has been greatly in error and acted in direct opposition to what Jesus and the apostles taught. The same is simply not true of Islam or the Quran. When they set out to slaughter anyone who isn't a Muslim they are obeying their god and prophet.
Anne Bonney wrote:@ Buzz & Frod...so should we go back to the days of internment camps?
I think I'd have to say no. . . But why do you ask??