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Deuteronomy 7:22 "The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for the wild beasts would grow too numerous for you. (NASB ©1995)Exodus 23:29 "I will not drive them out before you in a single year, that the land may not become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you.
Exodus 23:30 "I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land. (NASB ©1995) Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.put out [heb] pluck off
thou mayest As the Israelites were not yet sufficiently numerous to fill the whole land occupied by these nations; and as wild and ferocious animals might be expected to multiply where the place was but thinly peopled, therefore God informs then that their extermination from before them should be gradual. Haynes says, `The approaching to Cana, at the close of the day, as we did, is at once terrifying and dangerous. The surrounding country swarms with wild beasts, such as tigers, leopards, jackals, etc., whose cries and howling, I doubt not, would strike the boldest traveller, who had not been frequently in a like situation, with the deepest sense of horror.' Ex 23:29,30 Jos 15:63 Concordance Entries Able Allowed Animals Beast Beasts Cast Clear Consume Drive Eliminate Fear Field Grow Hastily Increase Increased Lest Mayest Multiply Nations Numerous Overmuch Presence Quickly Rooted Wild Jump to Previous Occurrence Able Allowed Animals Beasts Cast Clear Consume Drive Eliminate End Hastily Increase Increased Little Mayest Multiply Nations Numerous Once Overmuch Presence Quickly Rooted Wild Jump to Next Occurrence Able Allowed Animals Beasts Cast Clear Consume Drive Eliminate End Hastily Increase Increased Little Mayest Multiply Nations Numerous Once Overmuch Presence Quickly Rooted Wild New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. | 
