Deuteronomy 7:9-10–"Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations, and repays to their face those who hate Him, by destroying them. He will not be slack with one who hates Him. He will repay Him to His face."
This passage is so often chopped-up with the second half, the bit about God repaying to the face those who hate Him, so often left out. But we should not be quick to ignore the heart of this passage: God keeps covenant. This means that He is bound to bless those who keep His covenant in love and equally-bound to destroy those who hate Him. God's faithfulness is about His commitment to keep His promises. We should not be surprised that His faithfulness demands that He do all that He has promised. So, while this passage may be a difficult pill to swallow, it speaks all the more to God's holiness, His majesty, and His great faithfulness. Let us not be quick to forget this as we sing songs of His faithfulness.
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