 Numbers 33:51-53 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52 then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images and demolish all their high places; 53 and you shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it."

No Ungodly Alliances Possessing the Promised Land

I. Possessing Without Compromise  Deuteronomy 7:1-6 ●When the Lord brings you into the land ●Conquer and destroy the nations ●Make no treaties ●They will lead you away from the Lord to worship other gods  Joshua 9 – the Gibeonites  Deuteronomy 7:1-6 ●When the Lord brings you into the land ●Conquer and destroy the nations ●Make no treaties ●They will lead you away from the Lord to worship other gods  Joshua 9 – the Gibeonites

●The Gibeonites resorted to deception ●“Make a peace treaty with us” ●The Israelites examined their food but did not consult with the Lord ●Peace treaty made and honored ●The Gibeonites resorted to deception ●“Make a peace treaty with us” ●The Israelites examined their food but did not consult with the Lord ●Peace treaty made and honored

●Divine anger would come upon us if we broke our oath  Joshua 10 – fighting the Gibeonites battles ●Divine anger would come upon us if we broke our oath  Joshua 10 – fighting the Gibeonites battles

 2 Samuel 21:1-6 consequences of the treaty ●Three year famine – because Saul and family are guilty of murdering Gibeonites ●The people of Israel had sworn not to kill them ●Price to avenge – sevens sons of Saul executed  2 Samuel 21:1-6 consequences of the treaty ●Three year famine – because Saul and family are guilty of murdering Gibeonites ●The people of Israel had sworn not to kill them ●Price to avenge – sevens sons of Saul executed

 Philippians 3:17-20 ●There are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ ●They are headed for destruction ●But we are citizens of heaven  Philippians 3:17-20 ●There are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ ●They are headed for destruction ●But we are citizens of heaven

II. Not Unequally Yoked  2 Corinthians 6:14-18 ●Don’t team up with unbelievers ●How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever (unequally yoked) ●Separate yourself from them  2 Corinthians 6:14-18 ●Don’t team up with unbelievers ●How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever (unequally yoked) ●Separate yourself from them

 Significant Alliances

●Marriage

●Business

 Not a doctrine of separationism – “come out from among them and be separate” ●Compare 1 Corinthians 5:9-11 – associating with people of the world ●Also compare 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 – married to an unbeliever  Not a doctrine of separationism – “come out from among them and be separate” ●Compare 1 Corinthians 5:9-11 – associating with people of the world ●Also compare 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 – married to an unbeliever

 Other areas of Alliances ●Becoming surety (co-signer) ●Proverbs 6: My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger— 2if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said— 3follow my advice and save yourself, for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy. Now swallow your pride; go and beg to have your name erased. 4Don’t put it off; do it now! Don’t rest until you do. 5Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net.  Other areas of Alliances ●Becoming surety (co-signer) ●Proverbs 6: My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger— 2if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said— 3follow my advice and save yourself, for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy. Now swallow your pride; go and beg to have your name erased. 4Don’t put it off; do it now! Don’t rest until you do. 5Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net.

●Loans ●Luke 6: And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return. 35“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. 36You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate. ●Loans ●Luke 6: And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return. 35“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. 36You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.

 Philippians 3:17-20 ●There are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ ●They are headed for destruction ●But we are citizens of heaven  Philippians 3:17-20 ●There are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ ●They are headed for destruction ●But we are citizens of heaven

 Don’t compromise and follow after other gods ●James 4: You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. 5What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the spirit God has placed within us is filled with envy?...  Don’t compromise and follow after other gods ●James 4: You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. 5What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the spirit God has placed within us is filled with envy?...

●6But he gives us even more grace to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but favors the humble.” 7So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.

Reflection Time  Are there areas of your life in which you are living a compromise in your relationship with the Lord? Can you identify the “gods” you are following?  How will you guard yourself from being deceived by others who would make ungodly alliances with you?  Are there areas of your life in which you are living a compromise in your relationship with the Lord? Can you identify the “gods” you are following?  How will you guard yourself from being deceived by others who would make ungodly alliances with you?

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