Seven nations, seven fruits

Seven nations, seven fruits February 9, 2010

Israel enters a land of Canaanites, seven nations of them, stronger than Israel (Deuteronomy 7:1; Acts 13:19).  Taking down seven nations is a sevenfold decreation.

But the land also contains seven fruits – wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, honey (Deuteronomy 8:8) – so a new creation awaits once the Canaanites are destroyed.


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