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Deuteronomy Chapter 20 "The Nations, War" This
Bible Study is written by Roger Christopherson, and it's
transcription/ location War is between nations and peoples, and this chapter is what God has to say about the soldiers that fight in those wars. There are many that call themselves Christians that hold the view that it is not right and godly to go to war. What this amounts to is the cowardly act of forcing brave people to put their lives on the line to protect your rights. Though your religious beliefs would not hold others in bondage, the warring nation on the other side would not think twice of taking you as a slave to their bondage. God expects you to defend your own country and your family. There can be very little respect for anyone that would not respect his own country or family. So the purpose of this chapter is; who should go to war? God is instructing His people that when they do go to war, this is the way that it is to be carried out. Deuteronomy 20:1 "When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, Which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt." When you go to war with a people that far outnumber your people, God is telling us not to be afraid of them. When you go to battle and you are on God's side, He will be with you and assist you to where you will have the victory. Moses is reminding the people, how God was with them from the time that they came out of Egypt. He prepared the heart of Pharaoh, and provided the many miracles that gave them their freedom. It doesn't matter what the circumstances are, for God sets nations up and He has the power and might to take them down. It is not an accident that America has never lost a war, for even in Viet Nam the battle was won, and the back of communism was broken, that brought down the entire Soviet empire. Many would like to say that we lost that war, however, that war was the start of the crumbling both financially and militarily of the Russian and Chinese nations. They were the ones that poured in the money and the arms for the Viet soldier to go to war. Time and lives were not wasted in Viet Nam, for it was the hammer that broke the back of Communism. God intervenes for those that pray and call themselves a Christian nation. This is why you had better say our nation is a Christian nations. America, Canada, England, and all Christian nations receive their blessings and protection for our Heavenly Father. God is telling us that if you fear and respects Me, I am on your side. Our Constitution and laws are taken from this Word of God. As long as we are in God's will He will bless and give us the victory. However when we go against God's will, we bring on the curses of God upon us. Deuteronomy 20:2 "And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people," Things are a little different now than what they were in times past. Today the Kenites and heathen that have taken over our nation try to regulate how prayer is to be spoken over the battle that is about to begin. They have ties the hands of Christians publicly even in ball games and the class room, and our people have sat back and allowed these people to remove God from many parts of our nation. It is very serious when any nation removes God from the moral fabric of their society, and in turn expects God to protect them in their battles. It is God's Orders that before you go into battle, that the priest shall speak to the people, and prayer for God's blessings over that battle should take place before all the people. Though many heathen leaders try to prevent you from praying, no one can prevent what you are thinking, and you can pray all you want without speaking the words. God can read your mind and hear your prayers, even while you are sitting in the classroom without your lips moving. Deuteronomy 20:3 "And shall say unto them, `Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;" The "house of Israel" today are those many Christian nations that came from those ten tribes that were scattered by the Assyrians, and migrated through the Caucasus mountains to become later know as "Caucasians". It is the United States, England, Canada, France and all the rest of the Christian nations that came from the scattering of those ten tribes of the nation of "the house of Israel". These are not the Jews, for the Jews are the mixture of the tribe of Judah with Benjamin, and the oriental Kenites that blended with them back before and in their captivity in Babylon. These Kenites are the ones Jesus spoke of in Revelation 2:9, 3:9; "that called themselves Jews, but are not, but are of the synagogue of Satan." Remember that Moses is giving this second message of his which is to be carried on, and passed on to a thousand generation. It is addressed to us living today as much as it was for those ancient Israelites standing in the wilderness and hearing this Word for the first time. That message is that when you are going into battle against any of your enemies, don't get scared of them and let them see fear in your camp, for I am on your side. Be brave, and set your minds for the battle. God is telling us to focus on what we are going to do, and then go out and do it. Though there might be a little anxiety before the battle, once the battle begins, the butterflies go quickly and it is time to focus on the battle. Deuteronomy 20:4 "For the Lord your God is He that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.' " Don't you ever doubt this verse for one moment, and don't listen to biblically illiterate cowards that would tell you differently. God will go before you when you are with Him and ask for His help, and he will give you the victory. This is why our nation has won every war, including Korea and Viet Nam, and as long as Christians of our nation make a stand. America is the only super power remaining in the world, for Communism has fallen and is broken at the neck by the power of God. Deuteronomy 20:5 "And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, `What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it." After the priests and religious leaders have spoken, and the hearts of the people are right with God, then the officers of the army shall speak to prepare the men for battle. However before going into battle, there are certain matters that the officers must tend to amongst his troops. This allows the men's minds to be focused on the battle at hand. It is only right that if a man had just built a new home, he should have a little leave time to enjoy the fruits of his labor, before going out to risk his life for something that would go to another man, should he die in battle. In other words, these things that would take the man's thought off the battle and will endanger not only his life, but the lives of those fighting around him. In the times past, young men, the twenty year olds and younger, were not allowed to participate in the actual fighting. Well down through the years this has changed much, and today the twenty year olds are doing much of the combat. Then only the forty year olds fought the battles, for they had children and their homes were in shape for the wife and kids back home. So the officers were directed by Moses that if there is a man that does not have things in order back home, give him leave to go back and get those things in order before you go into battle. Deuteronomy 20:6 "And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it." If a man's labor brought forth these things and he has not had time to enjoy one season of the fruits of that labor. He is also allowed to go home and enjoy it before he goes into battle and dies. This is God's way of doing this, and when God is on your side, you don't necessary need every head count. God expects his people to enjoy the fruits of their labor even before the battle. This is why leave is to be given them, because it is part of the blessings of God. When you win the victory, it is not you that wins the victory any way, for when God goes before you, it is God's victory. Deuteronomy 20:7 "And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.' " The man that has just taken a wife and has not had the time to consummate that marriage, God is instructing the captains to release that man, and let him go to her to consummate the marriage to give him children, lest should he die in battle. The man going into battle has the right to leave seed to himself from his own wife. If he is a newly-wed, don't let him go into battle without proper time with his wife. Deuteronomy 20:8 "And the officers shall speak futher unto the people, and they shall say, `What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.' " Now these are the rules of war set down by Almighty God to the officers over the army [military] of God's people. In other words, if you have a coward in your midst, a "faint hearted", he is not to mix with the other troops and go to war. He will be nothing but a trouble-maker if he is allowed to go into the heat of battle. His unsteadiness will cause anxiety on the other troops to his flank, and will weaken the rest of the combat unit. There will be a void on the ranks when this cowards mind is on looking for a place to hide, and not on the battle at hand. God knows that it is not worth the risk to the lives of the other good fighting men to have this person any where around. We have a very strange thing in our nation today, for we have a commander and chief that is putting together his so-called elite forces of "sweet queen" darlings and calling them soldiers. Our commander and chief is demanding that the ladies be allow in the thick of battle, when it is an abomination to the Lord God. This will bring a curse on our nation and fighting men, because it goes against God's Word. The ladies started out on the battle field caring for the sick and wounded, an honorable duty taken on by many ladies of our land. This over many years has turned into something entirely different that what was intended, and in time will bring major problems to our military. We had a "fearful and fainthearted" man that was so scared of the military duty, that he ran to foreign lands, and even to the enemies camp for protection; and today he sits over the military forces of our land. He would send the ladies of our land out to do his fighting for him. We have already witnessed the first terrorist attack on our nation and many more will come if we do not get back in touch with the rules that God set forth. The leaders of our nation say one thing before the battle, and in the heat of battle they turn and run. Our leaders speaking continually of God and his blessings, but they know not the ways of the Lord, nor the judgments of our Heavenly Father. Jeremiah 5:3 "O Lord, are not Thine eyes upon the truth? Thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; Thou has consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return." The curses are coming on our nation, and when the people and our leaders witness these curses, they have close their minds to the real reason for the things that we are facing. This is tied directly to our commander and chief, and his turning his back on the things of God, and it is bringing a curse on America. Know this for sure...GOD WILL NOT BE MOCKED. Stick around, the worst is yet to come. We have one Father in command, and things had better be done His Way, for from those ways come the blessings, and when they are mocked the cursings will come. Stop and think for a moment, this president is in there with less that forty percent of the vote, and our people have allowed ourselves to be committed without a majority. In the face of the nation he has lied to them, and committed acts to bring the morals of our nation down. I pray for the man because we are to pray for our leaders, but I pray that God's will would be done. If he acts as a Christian president, and seeks instruction from God then the blessings of God will return to our nation. Send home the women from combat areas, and do not let them take part in the men's business. Send home the fainthearted, and the fearful. This is not said to insult anyone, but to teach what God's Word instructs. You can accept God's Word or reject it. If you reject it, the curses will surely come. Deuteronomy 20:9 "And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people." When the officers have gotten rid of the weak, the cowards and the fainthearted as well as women in the ranks that do not belong in battle with brave men, the battles will be won. The officers of the army at the top are not to be selected from the unfit for battle, but will be selected after the unfit have been removed from the ranks. Deuteronomy 20:10 "When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it." Verses like this are how one verse preachers get you into trouble. We will discuss this in a moment. Remember that the Hebrew language is a little different, being backwards to our grammar structure than our English. Most of the time the declaration is made and the qualification comes later. The first thing that comes to mind when you first read this verse, that when your army first comes up to a city, the first thing you offer them is peace. However that is not what it is saying. Deuteronomy 20:11 "And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee." Though this sounds good, what happens if there are certain peoples, or mixtures of the offspring of the fallen angels within the city? Remember God has already told us that they were to kill every last one of them. The Kenites are set aside from this destruction for they are the negative part of God's plan. God put His mark on them and identified them so that we would not kill them. In due time God will deal with them directly. They are part of God's plan for these end times. Deuteronomy 20:12 "And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:" God is telling them His people to go to war. Deuteronomy 20:13 "And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:" Don't read over this verse. God does the delivering of victory of any and all battles. In other words, they were suppose to kill all the males of that city. Deuteronomy 20:14 "But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee." There is a classification to this verse, it does not give the armies of God the right to take the women and children of the defeated city as their prize. This is why you want to watch out for one verse pastors that tell you so. This is not a complete instruction for there is a qualifier coming later. Deuteronomy 20:15 "Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations." This is the qualifier. Remember that these instructions are not for just the near future to Moses' generation, but to those generations thousands of years forward in time after their entering into the promise land. When the Israelites migrated through through the Caucasus mountains, they made peace as they went. When they settled in western Europe they made peace. When the tribes crossed into the isles and onto America, they try to make peace with the cities before them, before warring against those people. Moses is telling our people that after you have entered into the promise land and have left the promised land to "other very far off" lands and nation, you offer peace before you commit war with them. There other sets of nations where not even the women, their babies and embryos shall be spared. The simply are not fit to be take to yourselves in any manner. Deuteronomy 20:16 "But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:" This is addressing now those people that are living in the promised land, given in the map at the end of this chapter and to their cities and people what shall be done with them. It is God will and desire to purify the land from these people. This again does not address those cities that are taken during the migration. When the Israelites went out of the holy lands to the distant lands where the "house of Israel" will establish many other nations. Deuteronomy 20:17 "But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee:" Now, here is the qualification of all those instructions given above. In the Hebrew text this is what is given first, but in the English it comes at the last. The Hebrew reads from bottom to top, from right to left of the page, while the English is just the opposite. God is now identifying exactly who are to be destroyed to the last person. Men, women and children, even their animals and every thing that relates to them, even their worship idols and houses are to be destroyed completely. God is the same yesterday as He is today, and will be forever. God is the one that is giving the command to do these things. So why these particular tribes? It is important even to our end generation because there were left over part of the second influx of the Nephilim, which is to say "fallen angels". They were Satan's own literal sons, and their offspring that came to earth to earth at that time. Satan and his angels will be cast out on to this earth again in the very near future, and we will face these Nephilim during the time of the sixth seal. We are in the last generation for Jesus marked our generation in Matthew 24:32 with His parable of the fig tree. The generation that witnessed the reestablishing of the new nation of the tiny "Israel", and Jews returning to Jerusalem, Jesus said would not die, or pass away until all the prophecies dealing with the end times have been fulfilled. Matthew 24:32 "Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that it is near, even at the doors." This lets us know that the generation of the end times began either in 1948 when the nation was established, or in 1967 when Jerusalem was finally taken by the Jews. We are in the time when both the good and the bad figs [Judah and the Kenites] have returned to establish their nation in Palestine. Matthew 24:33 "So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors." "...it is near, even at the doors," should read; "He is near, even at the the doors." When you see Satan the Antichrist stand, and proclaim himself to be God, and you are still in your flesh body, and the sun, moon and stars are still in the sky, know that the coming of the True Christ is very near. Matthew 24:34 "Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." This generation that sees all these things coming to pass, is the generation of the parable of the fig tree. It is the generation that was alive to see this planting of the fig tree, or nation in Judea and Jerusalem by the Jews, and we are living in that generation. Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away." That's right, no man knows the instant or time of Christ's return, for that time is set by the heavenly Father, and He is the controller of all things. Though we don't know instant, we do know the times right up to the very last days of this earth age. We have been given the season, the signs, the events and even to the last three and one half days as to when Jesus' return will be. Matthew 24:36 "But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." So it is important to know what went on in the days of Noe [Noah] for that is a sign of the end of our age. For this understanding we must go to Genesis 6. Genesis 6:1 "And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them," Genesis 6:2 "That the sons of God [fallen angels] saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose." These fallen angels left their first estate, as Jude writes in Jude 4, and married flesh women of flesh man. From this marriage came the offspring of these evil relationships. The offspring of them were called "Nephilim" or "giants". It is number 5303 and 5307 on Strong's Hebrew dictionary. The fallen angels are created beings, and thus are called "sons of God". Genesis 6:4, 5 "There were giants [Nephilim] in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God [fallen angels] came unto the daughters of men, they bare [Children, is added by the translators] to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of of renown." So we see that the fallen angels left their habitation in the heavenlies, and came to earth to mate with women, and a new form of life was formed. These creatures were evil and defiant against God. Man and angels are very similar for we know that the Israelites were sustained on angel food in the wilderness, and the angels ate man's food when the two angels sat with Abraham and Lot, and ate food. The whole reason for the flood of Noah's time was to destroy the misfits that had invaded the earth, and inbred with women. The reason for God saving Noah is recorded in Genesis 6:8, 9; "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord." "These are the generation of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God" In the Hebrew manuscripts, "perfect" is the word "tamin", or "without blemish, with respect to pedigree". "Pedigree" deals completely with blood lines and all flesh had been contaminated by these fallen angel's marriage with the daughters of men. Are you starting to get the picture. These fallen angels returned for a second influx after the flood, during the time of the starting of the Canaanite peoples in the days of Nimrud. It was through the Canaanites and these other races that the contamination took place by these fallen angels. Jesus is telling us in our generation, the final generation that these fallen angels will return, and things will be exactly it was in Noah's day before the flood. Strange events are starting to come to light, and the governments around the world are allowing sightings and events to go out to the public, where those things would be discredited in times past. People that view strange happenings were discredited, however these things are given a higher place in the view of the press. We are very close to the time when these things will be accepted as common to all people, because the Kenites are now in control of the one world system and it's presses. There will be a time very shortly when Satan and all of his fallen angels are going to be cast upon the earth, and they will be accepted, even worshipped. This is why God warned us earlier in this book that we were not to worship any bodies from the heavenlies, for that is where these fallen angels are coming from. Revelation 12:7 "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels," John is viewing these activities from the time of the sounding of the seventh trumpet. These events had already happened before the "day of the Lord". The war had been fought, and Michael booted Satan and his angels out of heaven. So though it is written as something that had already happen from John's viewpoint, it is the near future to us living in this time of the end. This war is not on earth but in the heavenlies. Revelation 12:8 "And prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven." The time of Satan's disappearing from heaven is the sounding of the fifth trumpet. It is the time that Satan will no longer be in heaven to accuse God's people before the throne of God. Once Satan is finally kicked out of heaven, he will never be allow to return. This is prophecy to our generation. Revelation 12:9 "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." If you were ever confused who Satan is or was, John is identifying Satan in many of the roles that he has played. Satan was the great dragon of the first earth age, and he played the role of the deceiver or serpent in the garden of Eden. He is called the Devil for all the evil that has taken place to man, and he is also Satan, the one that is deceiving the whole world. John speaks of this in the past tense, for on the day of the Lord, Satan will be removed from earth and placed in the pit. Notice here that when Satan is cast out of heaven, his fallen angels will be cast out also, all of them. They will be cast to this earth and you and I will see them. So what will they look like? Like men, for we are made in their image. They are not freeks like the movie world protrays them. They will be beautiful people, and their appearance is gentle and kind, but their purpose is to rip your very soul out and deliver it to Satan. Remember that Satan's name is "death" for a reason, for that is what all those that worship him and chase after the fallen angels will receive, "spiritual death". Remember that Jesus warned us of this in all of the gospels, and in the book of Revelation. Moses is also telling us here in Deuteronomy that this will take place also in some far generation that he was living in, back in the wilderness. Men and women will be giving and taking in marriage to the fallen angels and those taking part in the marriages and the feasting will have no knowledge of what they are doing because they are biblically ignorant. God will not suffer mockery of His plan, and many people will that turn away from the warnings given in His plan. God's plan is His Word. Moses is giving us instructions dealing with civil law, concerning war, and especially with the facing of these mixed peoples. Jesus came to remover the rituals of the law, but He stated that he did not even change one letter of the law. These instructions concerning war should still be follow by the leaders of our nation, if we expect to have the blessings of God continue. Deuteronomy 20:18 "That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the Lord your God." This is the reason for the complete elimination of those peoples mentioned in verse nineteen. Those people were a mix between the daughters of men, and the fallen angels; it is their offspring. These creatures of these nations practiced all sorts of evil abominations, and they received their instruction from Satan himself. They present themselves a being very wise, yet by their own action and words they are nothing but fools. Paul addressed these people and there ways in Romans 1:18-22. Romans 1:18 "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;" Romans 1:19 "Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them." Romans 1:20 "For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and God head; so that they are without excuse:" Romans 1:21 "Because that when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." Romans 1:22 "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools," Romans 1:23 "And changed their glory of the incorruptible God into their image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed, and creeping things." "The glory of the incorruptible God", is to say God's laws. The gave up the laws of God's Word even the rituals of God's law over to the worshipping of the creatures of God's creation. Romans 1:24 "Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleaness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves." Romans 1:25 "Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the creator, Who is blessed for ever. Amen." We have heard over and over today, "we have to be fair to everyone." This is an error to the point of bringing the curses of God down on our people and our nation. Our nation is becoming a people that are being set up to worship the creature rather than the Creator. The creature will be the fallen angels, more than the Creator who is our heavenly Father. Romans 1:26 "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:" Romans 1:27 "And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet." In that the people of today do not like to retain the Word of God in their knowledge, God is giving them over to their own vile affections of filth and even Sodomy. It is for this reason that the curse of God is going to come upon our military, for the sake of our commander-and-chief and his leaders turning their backs on God's Word and laws, and turning our military over to those who would allow such perversion in their ranks. God will not be mocked by any man, and when you allow such perversion to be tolerated by the military, it is not tolerated by God. We will suffer the curses of the law when we willingly turn and look the other way when the ranks are allow to be filled by this type people. God has His way of getting peoples attention, and we are nearing the time when the third influx of fallen angels are going to be dwelling here on earth with us, and they will have a very definite part in the new world order. This world political system, as well as the religious system that grows out of the first beasts mortal wound will be centered around Satan and these many evil angels that are coming with him. We are to keep ourselves well informed as to what is going on in our day, but don't worry about it, for when you are one of God's elect you are protected by God against them and their ways. The door is just as wide for salvation to Sodomites as to any one else, when they turn from their wicked ways, and by faith repent of their sins against God and His Word, in Jesus name. The door is always there and opened to all those that seek after God's ways and Truth. When we see abominations coming upon our nation, it is time to speak out against those things. These people that Moses is warning against are the same people Abraham faced in Genesis 15:18-21, and the Raphiams are listed with them. The "Raphiams" are the offspring of the fallen angels of the second influx, the same angels that were sent by Satan to pollute the blood line of Abraham and prevent the coming of the promised Messiah. Deuteronomy 20:19 "When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:" This is a new thought about the besieging of a city. This has reference to the "date palm tree", which are numerous in this area. So what God is calling our attention to here is that when you take over a land, you are not to destroy the food source that is there. That source is to be maintained for your own food supply after you have destroyed the city and it's people. We can even see our Father's love for his people, for it took a long time to grow a date palm to the point of giving off fruit. Remember that the people within these cities of the middle east [promised land] are the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites that God had commanded that they kill to the last child. The people living in the land were not going to reap the benefits of these trees after the war, for they will all be destroyed. Deuteronomy 20:20 "Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued." The trees that do not yield fruit for eating are the only trees that may be cut down and used for battering rams, and other purposes of war. You can see the love of God, as he instructs His people as they go, so that they will be provided for over the long run. Remember that even the city that God's people are taking are God's children, created by God, yet they have turned their back on God. So if we update this to our present time, we can see in many foreign lands, such as Bosnia, North Korea and Iraq, we can see starvation being used as a weapon of war. This does not please our Heavenly Father, and it goes against His teachings.
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