Thematic Bible: Part of left
Thematic Bible
the Canaanites » Part of left » To chastise israel
Therefore, I now say: I will not drive out these people before you. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a trap for you.”
But if you don’t drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become thorns in your eyes and in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you will live.
So the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera who lived in Harosheth of the Nations.
the Canaanites » Part of left » To try israel
These are the nations the Lord left in order to test Israel, since none of these Israelites had fought in any of the wars with Canaan. This was to teach the future generations of the Israelites [how to fight in] battle, especially those who had not fought before. [These nations included:] the five rulers of the Philistines and all of the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the Lebanese mountains from Mount Baal-hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath. read more.
The Lord left them to test Israel, to determine if they would keep the Lord's commands He had given their fathers through Moses.
The Lord left them to test Israel, to determine if they would keep the Lord's commands He had given their fathers through Moses.