"The cityshall be underthe ban,it and allthat is in it belongs to the LORD;onlyRahabthe harlotand allwhoare with her in the houseshall live,becauseshe hidthe messengerswhomwe sent.
And I will blessthose who blessyou, And the one who cursesyou I will curse.And in you allthe familiesof the earthwill be blessed."
and that whoeverwould not comewithin threedays,according to the counselof the leadersand the elders,allhis possessionsshould be forfeitedand he himselfexcludedfrom the assemblyof the exiles.
The swordof the LORDis filledwith blood,It is satedwith fat,with the bloodof lambsand goats,With the fatof the kidneysof rams.For the LORDhas a sacrificein BozrahAnd a greatslaughterin the landof Edom.
For that daybelongs to the LordGODof hosts,A dayof vengeance,so as to avengeHimself on His foes;And the swordwill devourand be satiatedAnd drinkits fillof their blood;For there will be a slaughterfor the LordGODof hosts,In the landof the northby the riverEuphrates.
"As for you, sonof man,thussaysthe LordGOD,'Speakto everykindof birdand to everybeastof the field,"Assembleand come,gatherfrom everysideto My sacrificewhichI am going to sacrificefor you, as a greatsacrificeon the mountainsof Israel,that you may eatfleshand drinkblood.
and when it revertsin the jubilee,the fieldshall be holyto the LORD,like a fieldsetapart;it shall be for the priestas his property.
"Ariseand thresh,daughterof Zion,For your hornI will makeironAnd your hoofsI will makebronze,That you may pulverizemanypeoples,That you may devoteto the LORDtheir unjustgainAnd their wealthto the Lordof allthe earth.
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
Ifanyonedoes not lovethe Lord,he is to be accursed.Maranatha.
but we speakGod'swisdomin a mystery,the hidden[wisdom] whichGodpredestinedbeforethe agesto our glory;
For as manyas are of the worksof the Laware undera curse;for it is written,"CURSEDIS EVERYONEWHODOES NOT ABIDEBY ALL THINGSWRITTENIN THE BOOKOF THE LAW,TO PERFORMTHEM."
However,the Lawis not of faith;on the contrary,"HE WHO PRACTICESTHEM SHALL LIVEBY THEM."
"But you shall utterlydestroythem, the Hittiteand the Amorite,the Canaaniteand the Perizzite,the Hiviteand the Jebusite,as the LORDyour Godhas commandedyou,
By faithRahabthe harlotdid not perish alongwith thosewho were disobedient,after she had welcomedthe spiesin peace.
For Godis not unjustso as to forgetyour workand the lovewhichyou have showntowardHis name,in having ministeredand in still ministeringto the saints.
In the same way,was not Rahabthe harlotalsojustifiedby workswhen she receivedthe messengersand sentthem out by anotherway?
Then Joshuathe sonof Nunsenttwomenas spiessecretlyfrom Shittim,saying,"Go,viewthe land,especiallyJericho."So they wentand cameinto the houseof a harlotwhose namewas Rahab,and lodgedthere.
They departedand cameto the hillcountry,and remainedtherefor threedaysuntilthe pursuersreturned.Now the pursuershad sought[them] allalong the road,but had not found[them].
But the sonsof Israelactedunfaithfullyin regard to the thingsunderthe ban,for Achan,the sonof Carmi,the sonof Zabdi,the sonof Zerah,from the tribeof Judah,tooksomeof the thingsunderthe ban,therefore the angerof the LORDburnedagainst the sonsof Israel.
Nowgoand strikeAmalekand utterlydestroyallthat he has, and do not sparehim; but putto deathbothmanand woman,childand infant,oxand sheep,cameland donkey.'"
Saulsaidto the Kenites,"Go,depart,godownfrom amongthe Amalekites,so that I do not destroyyou with them; for you showedkindnessto allthe sonsof Israelwhen they cameup from Egypt."So the Kenitesdepartedfrom amongthe Amalekites.
