Covenant Marriages (1) God’s Holy People Separated from the People of the Land

For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. The above quoted verse is the word of God to His people Israel found in Deuteronomy 7:6. In the preceding verses of that chapter, Israel is instructed as to how they are to deal with the heathen nations they will encounter in the land that has been promised to them. And that word is, “Thou shalt smite them, and utterly...