16However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. 17For you must devote them to complete destructiona —the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you, 18so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.
However!
“The previous commands regarding warfare did not apply to the upcoming conquest of Canaan. There, not only was Israel not to offer peace to the cities, but they were also to destroy everything, not only the adult males. This was a unique war of judgment, more than a war of conquest or defense.” (Guzik)
“so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.”
Ask yourself this question, how can you apply this verse to life around you today?
Stop watching, condoning and approving things that cause you to sin against the Lord your God!
Turn it off or walk away before it corrupts you!
Blessings
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