and that eighth nation was they themselves. Instead of being their protector, God would be Israel’s adversary. It is usually easier for us to see the faults of others than to see our own. Furthermore, we tend to believe the sins of others are worse than our own. Fourth, these pronouncements served as a reminder that God is sovereign over all nations and is the Judge of all nations that break His law. Some argue that the nations were wrongly judged because they had not been given God’s law. How could