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Instructions to drive out the Canaanites 33:50-56
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This brief section of instructions introduces specific directions concerning the division of the land and its towns that follow in chapters 34-36.
The repetition of "all"(v. 52) stresses the importance of completely clearing the land of its inhabitants and their religious paraphernalia. God wanted to clean up the land spiritually and to make it a "holy land."The land was a gift from God to His first-born son, Israel (v. 53). God warned the Israelites what would happen to them if they were not completely obedient (vv. 55-56). The Canaanites would be a constant source of irritation to them, and God would deal with His people as He planned to deal with the Canaanites.
