“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;” (Deuteronomy 7:1)
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Moses makes no bones about it, Israel is to attack the nations of Canaan and utterly destroy them. There are to be no peace treaties; the enemy is to submit completely to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
“For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.” (Deuteronomy 7:4)
No marriages between the nations of Canaan and Israel. This is how Satan enters the relationships between the people and God.
“But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.” (Deuteronomy 7:5)
Crush their altars, smash their images, cut down their groves, burn their graven images with fire; utterly destroy their gods as proof that there is only one God.
“The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:” (Deuteronomy 7:7)
God did not bring Israel as the largest force; instead he brought them as the smallest force. It is by God, and by God alone they will destroy the enemies of humanity. As long as Israel keeps God’s commandments they will prevail.
Stay tuned…
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