Drive Out the Other Nations
Comments for Study 7
Deuteronomy 7:1-26
Memory Verse: 8
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. A People Holy to the Lord (1-6)
>1. What nations were in the land the Lord promised the Israelites? (1; Gen. 10:15-19, 15:18-21)
* Deuteronomy 7:1 "When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations--the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you--
* Genesis 10:15-19 "Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha."
* Genesis 15:18-21 "On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates-- the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites."
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>Why destroy them totally? (2; Gen. 15:16, 20:11a)
* Deuteronomy 7:2 "and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy."
* Genesis 15:16 "In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."
* Genesis 20:11a "Abraham replied, 'I said to myself, 'There is surely no fear of God in this place...'"
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>What can we learn about a nation and a person that does not fear God? (Ex. 20:20; and 2 Sam. 23:2-7)
* Exodus 20:20 "Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.'"
* 2 Samuel 23:2-7 "The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: 'When one rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth. Is not my house right with God? Has he not made with me an everlasting covenant, arranged and secured in every part? Will he not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire? But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns, which are not gathered with the hand. Whoever touches thorns uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear; they are burned up where they lie."
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>2. How should God's people marry and why is this important? (3-4; and 1 Cor. 7:39)
* Deuteronomy 7:3-4 "Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, for they will turn your sons away from following me to serve other gods, and the Lord's anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you."
* 1 Corinthians 7:39 "A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord."
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>3. What was Israel to do with the Canaanite worship places? (5)
* Deuteronomy 7:5 "This is what you are to do to them: Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols in the fire."
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>What does "a people holy to the Lord" mean? (6; and 1 Peter 2:9-10)
* Deuteronomy 7:6 "For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession."
* 1 Peter 2:9-10 "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy."
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II. Covenant of Love (7-16)
>4. Why did God chose Israel to be his holy people? (7-8)
* Deuteronomy 7:7-8 "The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt."
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>Why doesn't God chose on merit? (Eph. 2:8-9)
* Ephesians 2:8-9 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- not by works, so that no one can boast."
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>5. What comfort do we have knowing the Lord is faithful? (9)
* Deuteronomy 7:9 "Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands."
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>What does God do to those who hate him? (10, Rom. 2:5)
* Deuteronomy 7:10 "But those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction; he will not be slow to repay to their face those who hate him."
* Romans 2:5 "But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed."
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>What does it mean "to their face"?
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>When will this be done? (Rev. 20:11-12)
* Revelation 20:11-12 "Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books."
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>6. What does "take care" imply about our lifestyle?
* Deuteronomy 7:11 "Therefore, take care to follow the commands, decrees and laws I give you today."
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>How are we made holy? (Lev. 22:31-32; John 17:17-19)
* Leviticus 22:31-32 "Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord. Do not profane my holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the Lord, who makes you holy."
* John 17:17-19 "Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified."
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>7. What was the condition of the Lord's love covenant with Israel?
* Deuteronomy 7:12 "If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the Lord your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers."
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>What are some of the ways the Lord will show his live if Israel kept the covenant?
* Deuteronomy 7:13-15 "He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land--your grain, new wine and oil--the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land that he swore to your forefathers to give you. You will be blessed more than any other people; none of your men or women will be childless, nor any of your livestock without young. The Lord will keep you free from every disease. He will not inflict on you the horrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all who hate you."
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>What did the Lord remind them about the sinful nations living in the promised land?
* Deuteronomy 7:16 "You must destroy all the peoples the Lord your God gives over to you. Do not look on them with pity and do not serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you."
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III. The Lord is Great and Awesome, Don't Fear (17-26)
>8. What was true about the nations they are to utterly destroy? (17)
* Deuteronomy 7:17 "You may say to yourselves, 'These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?'"
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>How is it possible to overcome fear? (18-19)
* Deuteronomy 7:18-19 "But do not be afraid of them; remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt. You saw with your own eyes the great trials, the miraculous signs and wonders, the mighty hand and outstretched arm, with which the Lord your God brought you out. The Lord your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear."
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>How are we to remember what Jesus did and so not be afraid? (Luke 22:19-20; John 16:33)
* Luke 22:19-20 "And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, 'This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.' In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.'"
* John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
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>9. What is one way that the Lord will help them in fulfilling their mission? (20)
* Deuteronomy 7:20 "Moreover, the Lord your God will send the hornet among them until even the survivors who hide from you have perished."
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>What kind of God is the Lord? (21)
* Deuteronomy 7:21 "Do not be terrified by them, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God."
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>How does the Lord assist us in our spiritual battle? (John 16:7-11)
* John 16:7-11 "But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned."
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>10. How is the Lord's love and wisdom shown? (22)
* Deuteronomy 7:22 "The Lord your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you."
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>When victorious what would the spoils of war do to them? (23-25)
* Deuteronomy 7:23-25 "But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you, throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed. He will give their kings into your hand, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand up against you; you will destroy them. The images of their gods you are to burn in the fire. Do not covet the silver and gold on them, and do not take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it, for it is detestable to the Lord your God."
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>What protection are they to make for their houses?
* Deuteronomy 7:26 "Do not bring a detestable thing into your house or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. Utterly abhor and detest it, for it is set apart for destruction."
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>How does this apply to us?
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