DECEPTION - God's Puzzle Solved

The God Of Both Covenants13Law. Why is this? It is because unless humans havea right heart and think like God (showing their absolutefaith in Him), they must (by their works) obey HisLaws. Israel proved to be illegal aliens and thereforehad to remain in slavery (on their own) while attemptingto survive in the wilderness. God’s land was a developedpiece of property, a land of milk and honey.God blessed this area to be a land of plenty, just likeEden. The Canaanites, who were occupying this property,had no legal right to it because they had filled itwith their sins. There was nothing but violence, warsand idolatry.They did not know or worship The One True God whohad blessed the land. The squatters had to be removed– or else be killed in order to preserve God’s “blessedland.” Otherwise, with their unlawful conduct, theywould ultimately destroy the area and cause genocide.It was just as the world was in Noah’s day before theflood (Genesis 6). Israel couldn’t enter The Land ofPlenty because they were criminals as well. They werelawless, just like The Canaanites. God does not allowlawless, illegal aliens to live on His land (even if theyare His people). The consequence would be for ThePromised Land to become a desolate wilderness. Sinalways causes darkness.No Mercy Or GraceBecause Israel sinned when they received The TenCommandments, God gave them no mercy. They hadto keep all of The Law or become guilty of transgression.They had a wrong heart and could not keep The