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Enemies in The Land
Enemies in The Land
Enemies in The Land
Foundation:
The Land is you
The enemies are the things in you that have to be destroyed!
Scripture:
Deuteronomy 20:16-18
But of the cities of these peoples which the Lord your God gives you as an
inheritance, you shall let nothing that breathes remain alive, [17] but you
shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite and the Amorite and the Canaanite
and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, just as the Lord your God
has commanded you, [18] lest they teach you to do according to all their
abominations which they have done for their gods, and you sin against the
Lord your God.
Judges 3:3-5
[3] These were the nations: the Philistines (those living under the five
Philistine rulers), all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in
the hill country of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath. [4]
These people were left to test the Israelites—to see whether they would obey
the commands the Lord had given to their ancestors through Moses. [5] So
Israel lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites,
and Jebusites,
The dictionary says that wallowing means ‘roll about in or to give oneself
over to, or revel in, a feeling, or way of life.
They were told to utterly destroy the Hittite and let nothing
that breathes remain alive of this tribe.
a. The Hittite nation was one of the largest in ancient times, and
its people were very strong. They spread over an immense
land area.
b. The word Hittite means fear.
i. It literally means Sons of Terror.
ii. Nothing of this tribe that has breath could remain alive.
Breath signifies voice, life. This enemy must have no say
in your life. This enemy must die.
The enemy persecutes us, He chases us. He hunts us. He walks about like a
roaring lion seeking who he may devour.