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So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
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God's Purpose in Hardship
Commentators explain that God's decision to not immediately drive out the nations was purposeful. It was intended to test Israel's obedience and, in response to their sin, to use these nations as an instrument of discipline. This reveals that God can have deliberate, sovereign purposes even in circumstances that appear to be failures or unresolved problems.
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Reformed Baptist
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Presbyterian
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