And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.
The traitors are pardoned and made favorites again. When the covenant was broken, Israel broke it; now that it is renewed, God makes it, so if there be peace, God must have all the glory. These marvels are without precedent, the joy of Israel and the terror of their enemies, wrought to confirm their faith and prove His dominion over nations.
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Commenting on Exodus 34:10-17
When a man marries a Canaanite woman, she brings her gods with her. She has been trained in idolatry from childhood and will draw his sons into it as surely as Solomon's wives became a snare to him. This is spiritual adultery, and the danger is real and pressing.
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The Lord repeats two pillars of the covenant: no league with the Canaanites and true worship of Himself alone. He is jealous and will not share His people with idols. Marriage to their daughters is the trap; through these unions, Israel will be persuaded to abandon Him and go whoring after foreign gods.
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Commenting on Exodus 34:11-16