7:14,15
The Lord’s commands are good, and if they had been followed, then the people would be blessed more than any other people. There would also be an absence of curses. So there would be no childlessness, neither for people, nor for livestock. They would be free from disease. None of the diseases that God inflicted upon the Egyptians would affect them. But they would be inflicted on those who hate Israel. The latter is a fulfilment of Gen 12:3, “whoever curses you I will curse”.
7:16
So Israel was to destroy all the peoples that they conquered. They were to destroy them along with all their idols. There would be a strong temptation not to do so, but failure to follow God’s instructions in this area would prove to be a snare to the people. Now, we need to be honest here. We find this command objectionable, and while “destroying people” is most definitely not part of the gospel, we do need to realise that sin has to be taken most seriously.
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