Exo 23:29 “I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the beast of the field become too numerous for you.Exo 23:30 “Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land.
Conquering and settling in Canaan was not going to be a one year business. It was going to be a gradual process that would take a bit of time. God told them in advance in order to prepare them on what to expect.
If he would avail the land to them all at once, there would be new challenges that would arise. Their numbers were too small when compared to the land they were going to possess. If they went in at once , the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for them. But little by little, the Lord would drive out the inhabitants before them until they increased enough to take possession of the land.
Sometimes we wonder why we don’t become the Chief Executive Officers or Principals or even owners of multinational companies when we are fresh graduates from college. That would bring very many problems. ” The land would become desolate and wild animals too numerous for you”. The truth of the matter is ” every king was once a baby”. But Little by little, step by step, you will occupy those positions, own those businesses and rise to the top.
Further readings:
Deu 7:22
Jos 23:5
Job 8:6
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