04/29/2025 – Day 303 – Deuteronomy – Chapters 7 – 9 // Ch. 7: “Israel to Destroy Idolatrous Nations” / Ch. 8: “Remember the Lord” / CH. 9 – “Warning Against Self-Righteousness
The excerpt commentary from this reading comes from “The Apologetics Study Bible”
“7:6. God, in His sovereign grace, makes decisions based upon his omniscient wisdom in line with plans and purposes known, and knowable, only to Him. What seems arbitrary and even unfair to us must be understood as the best possible action for God to take. This was true of His election (choice) of Israel, but one people out of the myriads from which could have chosen. To impose human ‘standards of fairness on a righteous and all wise God is the height of arrogance. He is answerable to no man (Romans 9:20; see Exodus 19: 5-6; Deuteronomy 4:34; 14:2; 26:18.)”
“7:16 In fulfillment of God’s directive for holy war (v. 2) the Israelites must destroy the Canaanite peoples. The reason for such severe action is made clear when the command to destroy the wicked is followed immediately by the prohibition from worshipping others gods. To allow the Canaanites to survive would be to leave Israel vulnerable to idolatry (2:34).”
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Soli Deo Gloria!
Questions for fellowship generation, the lifelong sanctification process:
- What does the text reveal about God’s character?
- How has this reading generated prayer for you and/or us?
- What themes stand out to you in this bible study?
- How does our reading fit into the bigger picture (creation, the fall, restoration, etc.)?
- What verse(s) jumped out at you like never before? Is it explainable at this point?
- Do you have any questions you would like to put before the group as to how to interpret any particular verse(s) in our reading. Let scripture testify to scripture: Share with us where you sense contradiction between passages elsewhere.
- What did you find convicting and inspiring at the same time? Share with us how the Spirit of God is working within you as a messenger, both within and outside of our fellowship group.
- Share with the group how our study is calling or confirming to you a new mission to glorify God in our times.