DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON Deuteronomy 7:1 devote them to complete destruction. See Deuteronomy 2:34; Deuteronomy 20:10; and notes. no mercy. The nations listed in Deuteronomy 7:1 inhabit the land God promised to Israel. They are being punished for their sins (Genesis 15:16), and God is using Israel to do this. Showing any mercy would make it more likely that Israel would follow their evil ways (Deuteronomy 7:16).

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