Yahweh - A Moral Monster?

Tyler Williams has started a discussion titled, Yahweh - A Moral Monster?. I've posted my response / question below.

Tyler,

In a post available here, Greg Boyd references some forthcoming work from Dr. Jerome Creach, Professor of Old Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Creach’s view is that herem is not meant to be taken literally. Do you think this is a reasonable solution to the problem? I’d be curious to hear your thoughts.