Next, we look at the land of Canaan promised to Israel with the help of three historical maps:
Deut. 7:1-2
Who was Canaan?
Who were the Canaanites originally?
The first mention of them can be found in the verses: Genesis 10:15-18
>>15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.<<
Why were they judged so cruelly?
What was characteristic of them?
I think the following list of sins listed in the NT fits them well: Gal. 5:19-21
>>19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that those who do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of Elohim.<<
In my opinion, the following sins were also characteristic of them: 1 Cor. 6:9-11
Those spirits of darkness are still in the world!
The seven (7) ungodly nations of the land of Canaan mentioned at the beginning of the Study were led by the spiritual powers of darkness that had 'become in a manner of flesh' in the people of those nations who had surrendered and agreed to commit those horrible sins.
We, those of Adonai Yeshua, have been called and obliged to warn those who are currently living wickedly and to urge them to repent in their lives and accept the gift of salvation by believing in the message of salvation from Adonai Yeshua!
Let's shun all kinds of sins that can separate us from the living Elohim and Let's warn those who still walk in darkness and sin in the Spirit of wisdom and love!
Finally, songs suitable for the topic:
Picture No. 1: Peoples who previously inhabited the land promised to the Israelites. The Bible specifically mentions the seven nations of the land of Canaan as follows:
Deut. 7:1-2
>>1 When Yehowah thy Elohim shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
2 And when Yehowah thy Elohim 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: 3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.<<
Picture No. 2: This is how the promised land was divided between the tribes of Israel during the time of Moses and Joshua.
Picture No. 3: The borders of Israel during the time of King Solomon in comparison to Israel's borders in 1999 (and 2023, although they are still being disputed).
Who was Canaan?
After the flood, Noah's three sons and their wives inherited the present-day nations (excluding the later destroyed/destroyed nations). Noah's three sons were Shem, Ham and Japheth. Here are the descendants of Ham: Genesis 10:6
>>And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan..<<
Who were the Canaanites originally?
The first mention of them can be found in the verses: Genesis 10:15-18
>>15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.<<
Why were they judged so cruelly?
(See text under Picture No. 1)
The reason is this: Yehowah, who has created the people (Adam and Eve) and the nations formed from their descendants (after the flood) on earth, requires the nations to follow the moral laws established by Him, which are written in the Bible and also in the heart of every person.
Every nation that lived in the area of the ancient land of Canaan had completely rejected those moral laws and surrendered to serving idols, i.e. the 'Prince of this world: the Devil' and his fallen angels, demons, possessed spirits and other unclean spirit beings. As a result, they had strayed into unnatural carnal desires and even burned their children as sacrifices to their hideous idols!
What was characteristic of them?
I think the following list of sins listed in the NT fits them well: Gal. 5:19-21
>>19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that those who do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of Elohim.<<
In my opinion, the following sins were also characteristic of them: 1 Cor. 6:9-11
>>9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of Elohim? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the Kingdom of Elohim. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of Adonai Yeshua, and by the Spirit of our Elohim.<<
Those spirits of darkness are still in the world!
The seven (7) ungodly nations of the land of Canaan mentioned at the beginning of the Study were led by the spiritual powers of darkness that had 'become in a manner of flesh' in the people of those nations who had surrendered and agreed to commit those horrible sins.
The same ungodly acts also occur today all over the world, among all nations. The perpetrators of those acts are on their way to perdition, that is, to hell!
May such spiritual powers not get any place in our lives through our acquaintances, friends, close relatives, relatives, students or colleagues, but let's separate from them, unless they receive the message of salvation that we proclaim in the Spirit of wisdom and love after two testimonies!
We, those of Adonai Yeshua, have been called and obliged to warn those who are currently living wickedly and to urge them to repent in their lives and accept the gift of salvation by believing in the message of salvation from Adonai Yeshua!
Let's shun all kinds of sins that can separate us from the living Elohim and Let's warn those who still walk in darkness and sin in the Spirit of wisdom and love!
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Finally, songs suitable for the topic:
Amazing grace
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