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Our lack of integrity and dealing with our problems can have other people punished.

Just as a crime left unpunished and not quickly punished can lead to a multitude of people being punished for the sin.

Most likely we do will not have thousands among thousands murdered in a war on both sides, but we can cause people to have undue hardship by not owning our mistakes. For not being truthful.

Samson

Don’t abuse your gift, and take credit for a natural gift God gives you,
Don’t manipulate situations to use a blessing as a way to boast

Know who to trust and confide in, what is there motive?

Be slow on your promises so that you don’t make rash promises that are hard to keep.

You want to maintain integrity

By not removing sin, it came back around to point judges had to get out into play to help focus attention of removing sin.

Gideon and fleece story, then going to battle kept saying we have to many men went from 20k to only 300 for a battle to be won with gods help, they blew their horns and the enemy turned on itself

Joshua and the conquering

Some tribes were more willing to take ownership and conquer the land to rid of sin. While other tribes were wanting the easy path and not destroy sin and allow the sin to live among them or to migrate to another part .

It’s a harsh reality I imagine I would struggle with as well of killing off a population to ensure area was purified of sin. It is a good reminder for us to be mindful

Crossing the Jordan River on dry ground.

As they stepped into River the water back up and the moisture left, allowing them to walk on dry ground.

Equally as memorable as crossing the Red Sea on dry ground other than the Red Sea swallowed Egypt once the Jews crossed.

The Jordan River was crossed as a promise of receiving what was promised when crossing through the Red Sea

Moses songs & final words before they cross the Jordan

Deuteronomy is a hidden gem

How we should over God. Remembering of what he’s already done.

Once you lose sight of God you are destroyed

The importance of surrounding yourself with God’s law
Review deuteronomy 6 & 11:13-21

Love god with all your soul
With all your heart
All your strength

Repeat them again & again
Talk about them when at home, on the road, going to bed, when you wake.

Wear them
Mount on your house
For reminders