Deuteronomy 7 - The Promised Land | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Deuteronomy 7 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.In Deuteronomy 7 Moses continues talking about the land they are about to enter and how they must think and act. There were seven nations that had to be destroyed and removed by God’s command. They had already destroyed the Amalekites, but not completely, and the Midianites completely and completely defeated Og of Bashan and Sihon of the Amorites.For a merciful God, these commands seem unmerciful, but they demonstrate our complete lack of understanding of the situation being dealt with. In the same way a life-taking cancer must be removed from the body, even if it takes away an organ such as one lung, or one kidney, or the breasts, there is really no option other than death. These nations had to be dealt with, because of the seriousness of their sins, and it demonstrates to each of us the high stakes there are in dealing with our own sins.They have a task in the promised land - to completely undo the idolatry that previously existed with all of its sexual practices. They had to remove them and abhor the practices of the nations before them. There are many things the world loves that we do not abhor. But it is because we cannot see it for what it is. Imagine how you would feel if you had a dream of a something you desired, such as money, or food, or a promotion, but as you sought it, suddenly you were in a pool of vomit and maggots. Such is the love of this world. May the Lord open our eyes to see the vomit and maggots that so many love. In 1 John 1:25 we are told “do not love the world.”This is NOT the same as in John 3:16 where it says that “God so loved the world…” but it was talking about how he cared for its people, but we are now learning not to love what the world loves.