What is God's judgment on the Canaanites compared to?
God's judgment on the Canaanites is compared to a bomb, specifically a neutron bomb, which kills people but leaves everything intact. The comparison shows that God would remove the Canaanite population while leaving everything intact so Israel could simply walk in and take over.
Les teaches that God's judgment on the Canaanites is like a bomb that kills people but leaves everything intact—he wonders if it is a neutron bomb. God was way ahead of them, having a system to remove the Canaanite population while leaving everything intact, so all Israel had to do was walk in and take over with God's blessings. Les explains that they failed to do so because of unbelief. Even when God condescended to let them send twelve spies, if the spies had returned with faith, God would have let them go in. Les emphasizes that unbelief is the reason every individual ends up in the lake of fire, though the determination of punishment will be according to works. He applies this to the nation turning its back on the Word, also due to unbelief.