God wanted Israel, as He wants Christians, to learn to utterly abhor and detest anything that had the potential of coming between them and their God. The believer's enemies are typically internal rather than external, and they pose a powerful threat to spiritual health and progress.
The most blessed gift that God can give any person is a knowledge of Himself.
Mental confusion can be the product of divine discipline.
God not only allowed for joyful worship but also commanded it.
The faithfulness of God in the past fortifies believers for future challenges.
God ought to be given the choice portion of our wealth and not its dregs.