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NASB | Deuteronomy 7:2 and when the LORD your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 7:2 and when the LORD your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall not make a covenant (treaty) with them nor show mercy and compassion to them. |
Bible Question: I know that our war is not with flesh and blood, but with the principalities of darkness; but what are God's teachings on military war? Should we engage for "right" reason, or not? Wouldn't there be a difference between war under the law and war under grace? ie: the old and new testaments. |
Bible Answer: De 7:2 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: In the old testament God Commanded people of Israel to go to war in order to defend Israel and the same time thier faith (Jewish)Because at the time Irael is only the nation that Worship the true God. In order to protect the Jewish Relegion they have to go to war against those nation that treat Jewish relegion because they know if any of this nation will invade them it will change thier kind of worship. If we recall when Babilonians invaded Israel, Daniel and other people of Israel force to worship Idols. When Jesus Christ crusified give as share of the commonwealth of Israel we are now believed in the same God, so there is no reason to go war against each other, even us gentiles now believed in the same God: Eph 2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: Jesus Christ never encourage anyone to go war against each other, He also instructed people to flee to the mountains if there are treat for thier life. He never commanded us to fight back: Lu 21:20 ΒΆ And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Lu 21:21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. Jesus Christ also gave an specific instruction to soldiers: Lu 3:14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. About Christian warfare: The Christian life is represented as a warfare, and the Christian graces are also represented under the figure of pieces of armour (Eph 6:11-17; 1Th 5:8; 2Ti 2:3-4). The final blessedness of believers is attained as the fruit of victory (Re 3:21). I hope it would helps God bless, Johnny |