Christians don’t want a God who intentionally hurts and deceives people. But because God is constantly taking credit for of all kinds of evil acts in the Bible, it’s very hard to create an illusion that He didn’t want babies to get their brains bashed in on rocks or that He didn’t want women to be raped and pregnant women to be sliced open with swords. This is very clearly what He does want when we read what He says.

Samaria (the capital of northern Israel) will be held guilty, for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword, their little ones will be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open. (Hos. 13:16)

Why is all this carnage going to happen? Because the Israelites are defying their God. Yahweh is the One who will be doing these things to them. Yahweh takes full responsibility.