koshergrl
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I was thrown by your reference to Canaan as the holy land, rather than the Promised Land.
The conquest of the Promised Land is also an example of God's statement judgement upon a people who refused to listen:
By the time of their destruction, Canaanite culture was, in fact, debauched and cruel, embracing such practices as ritual prostitution and even child sacrifice. The Canaanites are to be destroyed “that they may not teach you to do according to all their abominable practices that they have done for their gods, and so you sin against the Lord your God” (Deut. 20.18).
Read more: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/slaughter-of-the-canaanites#ixzz31Ws4XACJ
The conquest of the Promised Land is also an example of God's statement judgement upon a people who refused to listen:
By the time of their destruction, Canaanite culture was, in fact, debauched and cruel, embracing such practices as ritual prostitution and even child sacrifice. The Canaanites are to be destroyed “that they may not teach you to do according to all their abominable practices that they have done for their gods, and so you sin against the Lord your God” (Deut. 20.18).
Read more: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/slaughter-of-the-canaanites#ixzz31Ws4XACJ
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