My opinion
Divine judgements-were they cruel.Flood of Noah-destruction of the wicked.Tell me how are animals wicked.Drowning them is cruel.Babies are not wicked
and drowning them is cruel.
Sodom and Gomarrah-burning homosexuals is cruel.Today there are many countries(with wicked rulers) that are anti-homosexual and have laws resulting
in various punishments but burning homosexuals is not one of them.
Exterminations of the Canaanites(more like genocide).How are animals and babies wicked.Killing them is cruel.You say Jehovahs lovingly reminds us.that the choice parents make affect their childern:Deut,30:19,20.So what happened to Noah's descendents(grandson-Canaan)Why not kill Adam AND Eve they set a bad ex.and their choice affected all mankind.
Lets look at GOD'S rulership of his nation Israel(which he since has abandoned).What does the bible say in Deut-----If you do not honor the wonderful and awesome name of the Lord your God.He will...notice some of the things he will do to the citizenry (see complete list in Lev.26:14-26 and Deut.28:15-58) Yes Sir Jehovah your (really compassionate,long-suffering,just)God will
Strike you with tuberculosis,burning fever,inflammation,feverish heat,scorching blight,mildew.Strike you with boils of Egypt,piles,eczema,skin lesions from which you cannot be healed.Strike you with madness,blindness,confusion.Strike you with painful and incurable boils on your knees and legs,form the sole of your foot to the crown of you head.Send wild animals that will kill your children and domestic animals. etc.
A ruler like that---no thanks.Ans that is all I have to say about that.