Is it ever appropriate to enter into a treaty with a pagan nation? Yes, if such a treaty is to guarantee or establish a boundary. Such treaties are precisely for the purpose of separation, not union. An example is found in Gen. 31:43-55. Jacob formed a treaty with Laban, and these were the terms: “This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, to do harm” (Gen. 31:52, ESV). We see from this that such boundary agreements are entirely proper. This has relevance to such modern problems as
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