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When it came to the idols of Canaan, which stood alone and wanting after the destruction of their worshippers, Moses had an ardent word for Israel: “You shall utterly detest and abhor it” (Deuteronomy 7:26). Detest: to have...
In the last post we looked at fear as a personal enemy; today we will see it as our ally. Really!?! The fear and dread to be avoided in Israel will not be evaded by the...
Such responsibility and designation of the Lord’s treasured possession written about in my last post could have brought Israel into an unhealthy and unholy sense of pride. So, the Lord let them know unequivocally both the why’s and...
For the believer, today’s Scripture is a wellspring of encouragement, “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 (emphasis mine),...