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.
Max AndersThe fear of God does not come naturally to human beings; it must be learned through Scripture, worship, and the hard knocks of experience.
Max AndersIn any spiritual undertaking, God's first order of business is to see to the spiritual health of His people.
Max Anders