The Lord Your God will Deliver the 7 Mighty Nations Over to You |
Deuteronomy 7:1-26 Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses |
When the Lord your God brings you into the land [where you go] to possess it, & [He] has cast out many nations before you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites & the Jebusites, 7 nations greater & mightier than you. |
And when. the Lord your God [delivers] them before you & you shall [attack] them & [totally] destroy them. You [shall not] make [any] covenant [contract] with them; nor show any mercy to them. |
Neither shall you make marriages with them. You [shall] not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter [for] your son. For they will [lead] your son [astray] from following Me, [so] that they serve other gods. [Then] the anger of the Lord [will grow] against you & destroy you suddenly. |
But [this is how] you shall deal with them: you shall destroy their altars, break down their images, cut down their groves & burn their [carved] images with fire. For you are a holy people unto the Lord your God. |
The Lord your God has chosen you to be a special people [for] Himself, above all people on the face of the earth. The Lord [didn’t put] His love upon you or choose you, because you were more in number than any [other] people: for [there were less of you than] all people. |
[He. Did it,] because the Lord loved you & [so] He would keep the oath He had sworn to your [forefathers.] [That’s why] the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand & redeemed you out of the house of the house of [slavery] & from the hand of Pharaoh, [Egypt’s] king. [Exodus 3:7 And the Lord. Said, I have surely seen the affliction of My people [who] are in Egypt. And I have heard their [outcry, because] of their task masters; for I know their sorrows.] |
Therefore, know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, [Who keeps] covenant [contract] & [has] mercy [to those who] love Him & keep His commandments to 1,000 generations. |
[He] repays [those who] hate Him to their face, to destroy them. He will not be [slow] to repay [those who] hate Him & He will repay them to [their] face. Therefore, you shall keep the commandments, [mandates] & judgments, [that] I command you this day & do them. |
If you [listen] to these judgments & keep & do them, the Lord your God shall keep [with] you, the covenant [contract] & the mercy He [swore] to your [forefathers] & He will love you & bless you & multiply you. |
[The Lord God] will also bless you [with many children] & the fruit of your land, your [grain,] your wine, your oil, & the increase of your [herds] & flocks. Of sheep, in the land [that] He swore to your [forefathers] to give you. |
You shall be blessed above all people. There shall not be [any] males or females [childless] among you, or your [livestock.] The Lord will take all sickness from you & won’t put [any of the terrible] diseases of Egypt, [that you know of,] on you; but will [put those diseases on all those who] hate you. |
You shall [destroy] all the people [that] the Lord your God shall deliver [to] you. Your eye shall have no pity on them. Neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare [trap for] you. |
If you shall say in your heart, These nations are more [numerous that we are.] How can [we drive them out]? [Don’t] be afraid of them, but remember what the Lord your God did to the Pharaoh & to all [of] Egypt. |
[You] saw with your own eyes, the great [trials,] signs & wonders, & the mighty hand & [outstretched] arm [of] the Lord your God, [Who] brought you out [of Egypt.] The Lord your God shall do [the same to] all the people of whom you are afraid. |
[Additionally,] the Lord your God will send the hornet among them, until [those who are left] will hide themselves from you & be destroyed. You shall not be [frightened] of them: for the Lord your God is among you, a mighty & [awesome God.] |
The Lord your God will put these nations out before you little by little, [so] you [don’t destroy] them at once, lest the [animals] of the field increase [& overtake it.] But the Lord your God shall deliver [the nations] to you & shall [totally] [destroy] them [mightily.] |
[The Lord God] shall deliver their kings into your hand & you shall [make their names perish] from under heaven. No man shall be able to stand before you, until you have destroyed them [all.] |
You shall burn with fire their [carved] images of their gods. You shall not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it [for yourself,] lest you [are entrapped] by it: for it is an abomination to the Lord your God. |
Neither shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you [are] cursed like it. You shall [totally] detest & [loathe] it; for it is a cursed thing. |