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Deuteronomy 7 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
"You must completely destroy them"
The people of Canaan were to be punished by Yahweh. Yahweh used Israel to punish these nations. If they were not completely destroyed, they would lead Israel into sin. Therefore, they were to be completely destroyed and be shown no mercy. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/mercy)
Abrahamic Covenant
This chapter references parts of the covenant Yahweh made with Abraham. It also emphasizes Yahweh's faithfulness to this covenant. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faithful)