There was still land to be conquered and people to be subdued, but the Israelites didn’t finish the job. There were gaps in their inheritance, but God’s plans weren’t thwarted. If God allows something to happen, it’s because He can still use it for His purposes. Even if it might not be what He would prefer!
Joshua 13:13 (WEB) “Nevertheless the children of Israel didn’t drive out the Geshurites, nor the Maacathites: but Geshur and Maacath live within Israel to this day.”
Judges 3:1 (WEB) “Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan.”
Isn’t His sovereignty amazing?
Thought for the day: The Levites have a special relationship with God. He is their inheritance! That’s a foreshadowing of a believer’s relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:16-17 (WEB) “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.”
