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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 547
because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from
before thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. For these nations,
which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners:
but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. (Deuteronomy
18:9-14)
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But Israel did not obey God and they became like the Amorites and other gentile nations
before them. Under the reign of King Manasseh, the sin of Judah was worse than that of the
heathen which God had judged of the land of Canaan (2 Chronicles 33:9). The wickedness and
iniquity of the Canaanites and Israel included all of that which God hates. Many of these sins are
popular today; they include:
False Religion—worshiping other gods, worshiping idols, worshiping nature, worshiping
Satan, the occult, human and child sacrifice.
The Occult—witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery, spell casting, magic, fortune telling,
astrology, charms (such as good luck) and necromancy.
Sexual Iniquity—fornication, adultery, homosexuality, lesbianism, pedophilia, incest,
beastiality, etc.
Other sins—murder, violence, theft, hatred, envying, lying, gossiping, drunkenness,
disobeying parents, not honoring contracts, pride, etc.
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The sins of Israel provoked God to anger (2 Kings17:17 & 21:6). For their sins and for
their failure to keep their covenant with God, a Holy and just God kept his promise and
repeatedly brought judgment upon Israel. God used a multitude of judgments. These included
drought, famine, plague and war. God used the heathen nations around Israel to repeatedly
execute his judgment; he used the Philistines, Syrians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Romans
among others.
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The Psalmist writes concerning Israels repeated sin and judgment:
They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD
commanded them: But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. Yea, they sacrificed
their sons and their daughters unto devils, And shed innocent blood, even the
blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of
Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. Thus were they defiled with their
own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions. Therefore was the
wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own
inheritance. And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated
them ruled over them. Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought
into subjection under their hand. Many times did he deliver them; but they
provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. (Psalm
106:34-43)
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