Israel’s
victory over the heathen nations was given to them by the Lord. The
spiritual dimension in this military situation must not be overlooked,
if we are to learn the lessons God is teaching us from His Word. God has
much to teach us from His Word. Those who listen to Him will always
have this testimony: “Were not our hearts burning within us while He
talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us” (Luke 24:32).
Why does the Lord’s Word burn in our hearts? - so that we might pray
to the Lord, “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast
spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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