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Drive Them Out
Published Date:
April 14, 2002
Taken From Judges 1:19-36 [19] And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. [20] And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak. [21] And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. [22] And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them. [23] And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) [24] And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. [25] And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. [26] And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. [27] Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. [28] And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. [29] Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. [30] Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. [31] Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: [32] But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out. [33] Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them. [34] And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: [35] But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. [36] And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
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The land of promise, Lord, is ours;
The land of honey, milk, and rest.
We need but conquer as we go;
Our Lord will drive them from their nest.
But, Lord, we have a peaceful spot;
A place that we can call our home.
We grow so weary of the fight;
No longer do we want to roam.
The gentle people that remain;
Who dwell in towns we cannot take.
We do not want to drive them out;
We just want peace; we need a break.
We won’t fight them; they won’t fight us;
We will have rest and dwell in peace.
Yet, Lord, you say that’s not the truth;
Our trials now will never cease.
Because we failed to drive them out,
Forevermore they’ll cause us pain.
What we had thought would bring us ease,
Will hold us like a mighty chain.
Lord, may I now this lesson learn;
Please drive it deep into my heart.
Until I leave this evil world,
My battles never will depart.
When I shall find within myself,
Unconquered heart; rebellious flesh;
The battle trumpet I will blow;
Once more I’ll join the fight afresh.
With grit and mud; with sweat and blood;
With heart and mind; with toil and prayer;
I’ll show myself to be a man;
I’ll do for God as faith will dare.
With God my Helper, I will fight,
Until the battles all are done;
Until my days on earth are o’er;
Until my race has all been run.
Then I shall go to my long home,
To be forever with my Lord.
In that sweet day I’ll know true peace;
I’ll then remove my battle sword.
Proverbs 28:12
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.