Trouble in the Middle East
The Hebrews and the Land - Part 2
White House Church of Christ
Auditorium Class
June 28, 2026
Date Taught:
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Main Scripture:
Deuteronomy 28
Teacher:
Jeff Smith
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This is Lesson #8 of a Lesson Series called Trouble in the Middle East.
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Class Notes
Bible Warfare (BW) for the Land
BW should be seen in light of Redemption.
BW is an admixture of grace and judgment.
The whole earth is God’s!
God reclaims Canaan, which is His, from the peoples of the world for His chosen people.
The sin of the “Canaanites” was full. Therefore, it was their land to lose.
As promised, if Israel’s sin becomes full, it was theirs to lose (but not without a faithful remnant).
The promise given to Israel is rooted in God’s promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The Lord’s triumph through warfare shows him as the “one true living God” whose claim on the world is absolute.
The battles for Canaan are not to be compared to wars of conquest by civil governments.
Once in the land, Israel was to be a “commonwealth faithful to the rule of God.”
Once in the Land, Israel was to be witness to the world of the one true God, therefore, a blessing to all other nations.
Once in the land, if Israel “broke covenant” with God, their rights to possession of the land was forfeited.
Choosing “blessing” or “curse”:
Deuteronomy 28:1-14, BLESSINGS
Deuteronomy 28:15-43, CURSE
Deuteronomy 28:58-68, PLUCKED & SCATTERED
Coffman’s on Deuteronomy 28: [p. 316,317]
“…removal from the Promised land is stated as one of the penalties of the repudiation of God’s Covenant….following the Babylonian captivity some Jews did return……..they were protected against annihilation by God’s providence until the coming of Christ…