tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199367098526365458.post8130813734084646098..comments2023-07-15T05:00:09.606-07:00Comments on Bible Book Club: Day 156: Deuteronomy 7 & 8Carol Ann Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676125721105006155noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199367098526365458.post-25885005212589645662008-06-06T12:32:00.000-07:002008-06-06T12:32:00.000-07:00Carrie, thanks for that insight. I want to see bi...Carrie, thanks for that insight. I want to see big, immediate answers, too. It helped to focus on that verse you gave. <BR/><BR/>I was hit by the verses about the manna: how God fed them the manna in to remind them who was in charge and who met their needs. They only had enough for one day (except on the Sabbath!) and there was nothing they could do to make it or save it. <BR/><BR/>8:16 (to quote the actual, specific verse, but all the verses around that one hit me) says, "Who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end."Dancingirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400203620215712439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199367098526365458.post-124333613649724622008-06-06T12:26:00.001-07:002008-06-06T12:26:00.001-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dancingirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400203620215712439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199367098526365458.post-19651823081906964202008-06-06T12:26:00.000-07:002008-06-06T12:26:00.000-07:00I'm glad Katrina addressed that, too, Carol! God ...I'm glad Katrina addressed that, too, Carol! God does know hearts, each individual one and His judgments are just. I think, too, sometimes we don't see how really horrendous idolatry, or worshipping something other than the true God, is. I don't think God would condemn anyone who had a heart that wanted to know Him. (Look at Rahab and Ruth.)Dancingirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400203620215712439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199367098526365458.post-6564953897094617912008-06-05T13:38:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:38:00.000-07:00The verse that stood out to me this time (that I h...The verse that stood out to me this time (that I had never noticed before) was in Chapter 7:<BR/><BR/>"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."<BR/><BR/>He warned His people that they would take the promised land "little by little." Yet surely, they would take it. And He gave them a reason too! The people in the land provided population control of wild animals. To wipe out the people would have wiped out the Israelites!<BR/><BR/>Personal application:<BR/><BR/>- When I see a problem, I would prefer to have God fix it at once. Instantly.<BR/><BR/>He surely promises to meet my needs and protect me from the evil one. But that does not mean action the moment I cry for it.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes His defeat comes "little by little" and even that is in my best interest and for my ultimate good.<BR/><BR/>Little by little. Slow and steady wins the race.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199367098526365458.post-75624548726096828622008-06-05T07:48:00.000-07:002008-06-05T07:48:00.000-07:00Thanks for that reference to the Amorites. We did ...Thanks for that reference to the Amorites. We did talk about the harshness of God on the people of the Promised Land at BBC Live on Monday. One woman pointed out that they were really bad! They had defiled the land according to Leviticus 18:24<BR/><BR/>"`Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have become defiled. 25 `For the land has become defiled, therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, so the land has spewed out its inhabitants.'"<BR/><BR/>Here is another reference:<BR/><BR/>23 "For My angel will go before you and bring you in to the land of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will completely destroy them. 24 "You shall not worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their deeds; but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their sacred pillars in pieces" (Exodus 23).<BR/><BR/>It is hard for us to fathom, but God knows the heart of every man. He knows the future too. This is a big issue for many people. So, I am glad you brought it up.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are having a super time in Orlando!!!!Carol Ann Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676125721105006155noreply@blogger.com