#deuteronomy 7

[coreofthebible]

Steadfast desire for God

Steadfast desire for God

Every believer in the God of the Bible has a challenge to remain earnestly seeking God. In the Proverbs, the Wisdom of God is personified as a woman at the gates of the city, shouting to those who pass by and encouraging those who would seek the favor of God to come to her. Proverbs 8:34-35 – Happy is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For he who…

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The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you. But the LORD your God will deliver them over to you, throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed.

Deuteronomy 7:22-23 NIV (2011)

[biblebloodhound]

The Issue of Holy War (Deuteronomy 7:1-11)

No individual, group of people, or even an entire nation, can keep itself on a right, just, and good path if they are continually around others who harm people either verbally and/or physically.

Joshua’s military campaign against the five Amorite kings, by Gilliam van der Gouwen, 1728 When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you—and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you and you…

[re4med]

The Morning Devotional: Deuteronomy 7

The Morning Devotional for December 14, 2023 Deuteronomy 7 6 “For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. 7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all…

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DEUTERONOMY S.O.A.P. ~ CHAPTER 7

Wednesday, 4/5/23

SCRIPTURE:

When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy.   ...  This is what you are to do to them: Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols in the fire. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be His people, His treasured possession.   ~ Deuteronomy 7:1-2, 5-6

OBSERVATION:

The same holds true in my life - for the sin in my life...

...though He is the One doing the defeating, not me...

Still, I am to "...make no treaty with them and show them no mercy..."

What are the altars, sacred stones, Asherah poles, and idols - that I take for granted or ignore - in my life?

I am (supposed to be) "...holy to the Lord... chosen... to be His... His treasured possession..."

APPLICATION:

For the sin and disobedience in my life:

Destroy totally - show no mercy - make no excuses -

Break down, smash, cut down, and burn the things that serve to distract and lead to disobedience

Remember He has delivered me from them - through Jesus...

PRAYER:

Great and awesome loving Lord Father God - I ask forgiveness for my failure to remove all temptations I know I should be rid of, that allowing myself to look away from Your will for even a brief second is admitting I've not destroyed, deleted, thrown away those idols and sinful desires Your Son came to rescue me from... Thank You that Your Spirit continues to point out ways to better serve You, to remind me of how and what You have done to the enemy - the Pharaoh - in my life...  May I not be terrified of my failures, but rejoice in Your Presence and have patience with Your timing... In Jesus's Name, Father, and for Your praiseful, worshipful glory in all things...

One last thought, if I may... the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites - what about the Websites?

For Him... for you... for yours...

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[wiirocku]

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NKJV) - “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

No Other Gods

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt—from the house of slavery. You are to have no other gods besides me… — Deuteronomy 5:6-7 | International Standard Version (ISV) The Holy Bible, International Standard Version Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation. All Rights Reserved internationally. Cross References: Exodus 20:2-3; Leviticus 26:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 81:9-10

[walkswithmyfather]

Matthew 7:15 (NIV). “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.”

Matthew 10:16 (NIV). “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”

Proverbs 28:1 (NLT). “The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.”

Deuteronomy 31:6 (CEB). “Be strong! Be fearless! Don’t be afraid and don’t be scared by your enemies, because the LORD your God is the one who marches with you. He won’t let you down, and he won’t abandon you.”

“The enemy likes to hide wolves inside sheep's clothing but that's okay, Jehovah hides lions inside of lambs.” Amen! 🙏🕊🙌

[esters-notepad]

For Bible reading, I'm still working my way through the books of Moses (though not for much longer! I'm nearing the end of Deuteronomy, Hallelujah!) Anyway, one thing that struck me is that this ancient and "primitive" law still has a few checks and balances, to prevent people from taking advantage. The need for two or three witnesses when condemnimg somebody to death is reasonably well known, because it comes up a couple of times in the New Testament. Deut 17:7 has a further deterrent against frivolous accusations: "The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death". As in, don't accuse somebody of a capital crime unless you're prepared to execute them with your own hands.

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"THERE'S DANGER IN TWISTING SCRIPTURE!"

Deuteronomy 4:2, “Now listen, Israel, listen carefully to the rules and regulations that I am teaching you to follow so that you may live and enter and take possession of the land that God, the God-of-Your-Fathers, is giving to you. DON’T ADD A WORD TO WHAT I COMMAND YOU, AND DON’T REMOVE A WORD FROM IT. Keep the commands of God, your God, that I am commanding you.” (MSG) Ecclesiastes 3:14-15,…

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Hey prolifers!

If you don't support a UBI, updated gun restrictions, free quality education, free healthcare, fully inclusive medically accurate sex ed for children who are capable of being pregnant or impregnating, mandatory child support paid from conception on; then you're not actually prolife, you're just hellbent on forcing babies and mothers to suffer :)

[soaringeaglesingingjoy]

“Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

Deuteronomy 7:9 NKJV

https://bible.com/bible/114/deu.7.9.NKJV

[tiand]

The Faithful God (Deuteronomy 7:9)

Deuteronomy 7:9 ” Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,”

[bojackson54]

To Condemn, Or Not? The Trial With a Shocking Conclusion

“And Jesus lifted himself up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no man condemn thee? And she said, ‘No man, Lord.’ And Jesus said, “‘”Neither do I condemn thee. Go thy way; from henceforth sin no more.” (John 8:10-11, ASV) The woman caught in adultery is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Bible, and it has a number of interesting elements to it. A Chance for Jesus to Condemn First…

[wiirocku]

Deuteronomy 7:9 (NLT) - Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps His covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes His unfailing love on those who love Him and obey His commands.