Lest We Forget…

‘When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, he will give you a land filled with large, flourishing cities that you did not build, houses filled with wealth you did not earn, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant…

…And when the LORD your God brings you into the land you are to possess and casts out the many peoples living there…

Then you shall slaughter them all and utterly destroy them…

…You shall make no agreements with them…

…nor show them any mercy…

…You shall destroy their altars…

…Break down their images…

…Cut down their groves…

 

…And burn their graven images with fire…

And therefore their goods shall become your plunder…

…While their houses become a desolation…

…They shall build houses, but not inhabit them…

…And they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof…

“Foreigners will build your walls…

…And their kings will serve you…

…The gates of your cities will always remain open, day and night, so that Gentiles may bring you the wealth of their nations…

…And their kings led in triumphal procession…

…For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed…

…For you are a holy people unto the LORD thy God…

…And He has chosen you to be a special people above all others upon the face of the earth…”