Psalm 106:34-36 Part 1 of 2

Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land,

    as the LORD had commanded them.

Instead, they mingled among the pagans

    and adopted their evil customs.

They worshiped their idols,

    which led to their downfall.

 

Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land, as the LORD had commanded them. 

Exodus 23:32-33  "Make no treaties with them or their gods. They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me. If you serve their gods, you will be caught in the trap of idolatry."  (see verses 20-33)

Deuteronomy 7:16  "You must destroy all the nations the LORD your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you."  (see verses 16-26)

Deuteronomy 20:17-18  "You must completely destroy the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, just as the LORD your God has commanded you. This will prevent the people of the land from teaching you to imitate their detestable customs in the worship of their gods, which would cause you to sin deeply against the LORD your God.  

(see verses 10-18)

Joshua 9:15  Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath.  (see all chapter 9)

Judges 1:19  The LORD was with the people of Judah, and they took possession of the hill country. But they failed to drive out the people living in the plains, who had iron chariots.  (see verses 19-36)

 

Instead, they mingled among the pagans and adopted their evil customs. 

Judges 3:5-6  So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and they intermarried with them. Israelite sons married their daughters and Israelite daughters were given in marriage to their sons. And the Israelites served their gods.  

(see all chapter 3)

Ezra 9:1-2  When these things had been done (see chapter 8), the Jewish leaders came to me and said, "Many of the people of Israel, and even some of the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the other peoples living in the land. They have taken up the detestable practices of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. For the men of Israel have married women from these people and have taken them as wives for their sons. So the holy race has become polluted by these mixed marriages. Worse yet, the leaders and officials have led the way in this outrage."  (see all chapter 9)

 

(parentheses are mine)

 

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