God Kills to Make Believers

The anger of God rose against them, and he killed their strongest men; he struck down the finest of Israel’s young men.  But in spite of this, the people kept on sinning. They refused to believe in his miracles.  So he ended their lives in failure and gave them years of terror.  When God killed some of them, the rest finally sought him.  They repented and turned to God. (Psalms 78:31-34 NLT)