In my last post I introduced the Law of Herem which is a principle 99% of all Bible teachers, preachers and pastors anywhere in the world know absolutely nothing about. Or if they do know about it (highly doubtful though), I can certainly guarantee they ain’t preaching or teaching about it in their congregations. To […]

In my last post, I left you with the following question: Why did God go out of His way to instruct Israel to NOT wipe out their own food resources by destroying the fruit trees when laying siege to the Canaanite cities? I also mentioned that the person who knows the answer to this can consider […]

“When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can eat their fruit. Do not cut them down. Are the trees people, that you should besiege them?”-Deuteronomy 20:19 We are currently discussing the seven […]

“As for the towns of these peoples, which Adonai your God is giving you as your inheritance, you are not to allow anything that breathes to live. Rather you must destroy them completely — the Hitti, the Emori, the Kena‘ani, the P’rizi, the Hivi and the Y’vusi — as Adonai your God has ordered you; […]

“However, if they refuse to make peace with you but prefer to make war against you, you are to put it under siege.  When Adonai your God hands it over to you, you are to put every male to the sword.”-Deuteronomy 20:12-13 In my last post, I discussed how the army of Israel is to […]