When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. (Deuteronomy:18:9-11)
The Lord knows that the land the Israelites are to possess is filled with wickedness because of the people who live there. Yet, it didn't stop GOD from leading them into a land full of people with wrong practices. It tells us about the trust that the Lord had on His people. He believed that the people had been taught enough of His laws and commands which should be good enough to help them survive in the promised land without getting contaminated from the evil practices found there. Note that it isn't some kind of temptation that the Lord is leading them into purposefully for them to overcome. The Lord never tempts us but its from the devil. The world that we live in too is filled with evil practices and it's upto us to safeguard against those with the help of the Word of GOD and the Holy Spirit. He wouldn't have allowed us to live on this earth if He didn't think we can overcome it. Infact, He went before us in the form of Jesus Christ and showed us how it should be done.
We read in Exodus:13:17,18 that the Lord didn't allow the people to take the shorter route from Egypt to Israel since He knew they weren't ready for war and hadn't had the training for it. "When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt. So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle." Similarly, GOD will never lead us through the path if we aren't fully equipped to face the challenges that lie ahead.
Blessings!
The Lord knows that the land the Israelites are to possess is filled with wickedness because of the people who live there. Yet, it didn't stop GOD from leading them into a land full of people with wrong practices. It tells us about the trust that the Lord had on His people. He believed that the people had been taught enough of His laws and commands which should be good enough to help them survive in the promised land without getting contaminated from the evil practices found there. Note that it isn't some kind of temptation that the Lord is leading them into purposefully for them to overcome. The Lord never tempts us but its from the devil. The world that we live in too is filled with evil practices and it's upto us to safeguard against those with the help of the Word of GOD and the Holy Spirit. He wouldn't have allowed us to live on this earth if He didn't think we can overcome it. Infact, He went before us in the form of Jesus Christ and showed us how it should be done.
We read in Exodus:13:17,18 that the Lord didn't allow the people to take the shorter route from Egypt to Israel since He knew they weren't ready for war and hadn't had the training for it. "When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt. So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle." Similarly, GOD will never lead us through the path if we aren't fully equipped to face the challenges that lie ahead.
Blessings!
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