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This chapter speaks warning to the Israelites before they enter the land.
They are not to be afraid of the strong nations they will encounter when they go forth to take the lands. God promised to destroy the peoples. So it was not up to the might of the Israelites for the victory to occur, but upon the almighty power and will of God.
The part the Israelites will play in the conquest is to destroy ALL the people, ALL their idols and places of worship. The Israelites responsibility was obedience. God named the 7 nations they were yet to conquer.
He commanded them to not intermarry with members of the nations of this land. They are to be a people separate from the idolaters. They were not to intermix with them in marriage, business, and in everyday life. God knows the power of sin and temptation. He was warning them for their good, not just to put restrictions on their lives. It is wise to follow God in this way, to not be involved with idolaters, those who hate God, those who, in ignorance or rebellion fail to worship and serve Him. These idolaters do not have much to offer us in way of relationships. Their company will usually lead us into sin rather than bring reformation to them. But we still are to be witnesses in and out of season.
God promised to make the Israelites fruitful in every way. Being fruitful is a blessing, being barren is not. We should have this same attitude in our lives. We should greatly desire to be spiritually fruitful, fruitful in our work habits, fruitful in our marriage, fruitful in our relations with other believers as we pray and study the Word together.
I am thankful that I married a believer. This was God's doing. It has led us to have a harmonious marriage. We are coming up on our 44th wedding anniversary in a few weeks. God has blessed us so much. May we show gratitude to each other even more so in the years ahead!
I find it interesting how God tells the Israelites that He was going to have the nations in the land conquered gradually vs. 22 "little by little" in order to preserve the land from being overtaken by wild animals and briars and brambles. God wished to preserve the land for habitation by the Israelites so that they can live in safety from wild beasts and find the soil ready to be cultivated to bring forth food for them readily. But God did promise to destroy the peoples utterly, but this did depend on if the Israelites obeyed and did not make any contracts or treaties (covenants) with the peoples or leave any alive or leave any idolatrous items remaining in the land.
Verses 6-9 explains why God has loved and chosen the Israelite nation above any other as a holy and special people for Himself.
It was not because of any redeeming qualities in the Israelites nor that they were so large in numbers compared to other nations. Rather, It was according to His plan for history that He chose the Israelites. It was for His own glory. It was for the love of the world that He sent His Son through the Israelite nation for redemption from sin and salvation leading to eternal life. God chose the Israelites out of faithfulness to the covenant He made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, of whom they descend. God's purposes will come to pass even if the Israelite nation is as it is said, fewest in number among the nations.
God can do great things through small things and humble persons. He can accomplish His will with a "remnant of faithful believers". As believers, we should not be so caught up in "numbers" saved as much as in discipling those who God brings into our fellowships to help them grow into mature believers. A whole congregation of nominal Christians will not produce as great amount of spiritual fruit towards God as a small congregation of devoted, selfless believers who take God at His Word.
God is not looking for quantity but quality, the quality of his Son which is obedience. Many are called but few are chosen. So the point is the Son as the way. "and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him." He came to manifest the quality, the doctrine of his Father in his logos aspect. Israel neither had stomach for his deity not for his humanity. In the Gospel of St Matthew this is what we see. In the first part the Sermon on the Mount was his Mission Statement and he demonstrated it in his ministry. In the second half 'the woe to ye' of Matt.23 stand as his indictment of the nation.
I pray that God bless you both with long life evermore. 44years is not something to be sneezed at. He that has begun a good work in your lives shall accomplish it. Trust Him.
They are not to be afraid of the strong nations they will encounter when they go forth to take the lands. God promised to destroy the peoples. So it was not up to the might of the Israelites for the victory to occur, but upon the almighty power and will of God.
The part the Israelites will play in the conquest is to destroy ALL the people, ALL their idols and places of worship. The Israelites responsibility was obedience. God named the 7 nations they were yet to conquer.
He commanded them to not intermarry with members of the nations of this land. They are to be a people separate from the idolaters. They were not to intermix with them in marriage, business, and in everyday life. God knows the power of sin and temptation. He was warning them for their good, not just to put restrictions on their lives. It is wise to follow God in this way, to not be involved with idolaters, those who hate God, those who, in ignorance or rebellion fail to worship and serve Him. These idolaters do not have much to offer us in way of relationships. Their company will usually lead us into sin rather than bring reformation to them. But we still are to be witnesses in and out of season.
God promised to make the Israelites fruitful in every way. Being fruitful is a blessing, being barren is not. We should have this same attitude in our lives. We should greatly desire to be spiritually fruitful, fruitful in our work habits, fruitful in our marriage, fruitful in our relations with other believers as we pray and study the Word together.
I am thankful that I married a believer. This was God's doing. It has led us to have a harmonious marriage. We are coming up on our 44th wedding anniversary in a few weeks. God has blessed us so much. May we show gratitude to each other even more so in the years ahead!
I find it interesting how God tells the Israelites that He was going to have the nations in the land conquered gradually vs. 22 "little by little" in order to preserve the land from being overtaken by wild animals and briars and brambles. God wished to preserve the land for habitation by the Israelites so that they can live in safety from wild beasts and find the soil ready to be cultivated to bring forth food for them readily. But God did promise to destroy the peoples utterly, but this did depend on if the Israelites obeyed and did not make any contracts or treaties (covenants) with the peoples or leave any alive or leave any idolatrous items remaining in the land.
Verses 6-9 explains why God has loved and chosen the Israelite nation above any other as a holy and special people for Himself.
It was not because of any redeeming qualities in the Israelites nor that they were so large in numbers compared to other nations. Rather, It was according to His plan for history that He chose the Israelites. It was for His own glory. It was for the love of the world that He sent His Son through the Israelite nation for redemption from sin and salvation leading to eternal life. God chose the Israelites out of faithfulness to the covenant He made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, of whom they descend. God's purposes will come to pass even if the Israelite nation is as it is said, fewest in number among the nations.
God can do great things through small things and humble persons. He can accomplish His will with a "remnant of faithful believers". As believers, we should not be so caught up in "numbers" saved as much as in discipling those who God brings into our fellowships to help them grow into mature believers. A whole congregation of nominal Christians will not produce as great amount of spiritual fruit towards God as a small congregation of devoted, selfless believers who take God at His Word.
I pray that God bless you both with long life evermore. 44years is not something to be sneezed at. He that has begun a good work in your lives shall accomplish it. Trust Him.
He has blessed us in so many different ways.
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