Here is a biblical lesson which has always been difficult for the people of God to learn. Deuteronomy commanded Israel to obey God, destroy the inhabitants, have no mercy, make no covenant, make no marriages (7:1-3).
Such a command had a divine purpose. It removed the temptations tofollow other gods. From the days of the Judges and especially from the period of Solomon onward, the great temptation was to make political alliances through covenants and political marriages between royal families. To protect Israel against the major sin of idolatry, God commanded her not to show mercy to the enemy. To enable her to keep his commandment, God caused her enemies to fight her rather than seek mercy and peace.
A pure heart that's what I long for. A heart that follows hard after Thee.
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I could almost hear God saying to them, "Please, my children, for your own sake, don't take the easy way out. Live out the adventure I had set up for you. Don't be whimps. Be warriors, because I am a warrior."
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