Thought 1. James Philip makes an excellent statement on the justice and judgment of God that is well worth quoting in full. God was using His people as the rod of His anger against peoples whose cup of iniquity was full to overflowing. They were being judged for their sins and their depravities. This is, of course, stated explicitly more than once in the Old Testament itself (cf. Ge. 15:16 and Le. 18:24–30). The time of their destruction was ripe. This is why they were thus dealt with, and it was
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