Deu 25:19 | MHM | STEP | v. 19 : God promises that, when Israel is settled in the land, they must completely destroy the Amalekites (Deuteronomy 25:19 ). This is not just to defeat them, but to remove any trace of them. God is patient; he gives the Amalekites time to change, but if they do not, he will judge them. Many years later, Saul was told to carry out this command (1 Samuel 15 ), but failed to do it completely, which led to his rejection by God. Later, David and the Simeonites finished the destruction (1 Chronicles 4:43 ). God always judges fairly and completely in his time.

‏ Deuteronomy 25:19

v. 19: God promises that, when Israel is settled in the land, they must completely destroy the Amalekites (Deuteronomy 25:19 ^a). This is not just to defeat them, but to remove any trace of them. God is patient; he gives the Amalekites time to change, but if they do not, he will judge them. Many years later, Saul was told to carry out this command (1 Samuel 15 ^b), but failed to do it completely, which led to his rejection by God. Later, David and the Simeonites finished the destruction (1 Chronicles 4:43 ^c). God always judges fairly and completely in his time.