Deuteronomy 5-7

1. Why did God command the Israelites not to intermarry with the people living in the land he was giving to them? -Deut 7:4

God does not like interracial marriages

Marrying the people of the land would cause the Israelites to worship their gods

2. What did God command the Israelites to do with the items the people of the land used to worship false gods? -Deut 7:5

Sell it to another land and put the money in a treasury for the building of the future temple

Put it in a museum

Destroy the altar, the pillars, the Asherim, and carved images

3. Did God command the Israleites to feel sorry (pity) for the people they were destroying? Deut 7:16

Yes, God wants us to have pity for everyone.

No, God said they were not to pity any of them because that would be a snare to them

4. Did God promise to take away all of the people's sickness if they would obey his commands? Deut 7:15

Yes

No

5. What did God command the Israelites to abhor and detest and get rid of instead of keep, because it was an abomination to him? Deut 7:25-26

The single women

People who were fit to be used as slaves

The people's gold & silver carved idols

6. Did God consider the Israelites to be holy? Deut 7:6

Yes

No

7. Why did God say that the people in the land should be cleared away little by little instead of all at once? -Deut 7:22

Because God did not have enough hornets

Because there would be too many dead bodies at one time

Because the wild beasts would grow too numerous for them

8. What did God say that he was going to send over to help drive the people out? Deut 7:20

Earthquakes

Tornadoes

Hornets

9. What kind of mercy did God command the Israelites to show to the people living in the land he was going to give to them? -Deut 7:2

The same kind of mercy he had shown to them

Mercy to virgin women and children only

No mercy to anyone

10. What did God say he would do with the people until they were all destroyed? -Deut 7:23

Confuse them

Torment them

Cause them to get diseases