It is amazing that our military implements this principle from the Bible about war. During WWII the US forces dropped notices to Japan telling them about the atomic bomb. They warned Japan about its devastation, and gave them the opportunity to surrender, to settle peacefully. They didn’t, and many people lost their lives because of it. God is just. He always warns us before the circumstances come about. Why we don’t listen, is a whole other story. It’s up to us when it comes to sin. We can deal with it peacefully, God’s way (even though there will be unpleasant consequences), or we can resist and suffer greatly (without peace). We are always given warning. How we respond determines our future health and wellness.
10 “As you approach a town to attack it, you must first offer its people terms for peace. 11 If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor. 12 But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town. 13 When the Lord your God hands the town over to you, use your swords to kill every man in the town. 14 But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the Lord your God has given you.
Deuteronomy 20:10-14
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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