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 […]
D20-14: Why Did God Have To Go Out Of His Way To Tell Israel To NOT Destroy The Fruit-Bearing Trees?
“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 […]
D20-13: The Seven Nations The Lord Ordered Destroyed Down To The Last Man, Woman And Child
“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; […]
D20-12: The ONE KEY WORD That Explains How A Gentile Joined Ancient Israel That Still Applies Today
“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 […]
D20-11: Why It Was Much Easier To Convert To Become A Jew In Ancient Israel Than It Is Today
“When you advance on a town to attack it, first offer it terms for peace. If it accepts the terms for peace and opens its gates to you, then all the people there are to be put to forced labor and work for you.”-Deuteronomy 20:10-11 When the invading Hebrew army advances into a Canaanite town, […]
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