The Israelites did not
finish the job God gave them!
"You must
destroy all the peoples the Lord your God gives over to you. Do not look on them with pity and do not
serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you."
(Deuteronomy 7:16)
Why did God drive out the
people of Canaan?
"After the
Lord your God has driven them out before you, do not say to
yourself, 'The Lord has brought me here to take possession of
this land because of my righteousness.' No, it is on account
of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is going to
drive them out before you."
(Deuteronomy 9:4).
Judah:
Unable to drive the people from the plains because they had
iron chariots. Benjamin:
Failed to dislodge the Jebusites. Manasseh:
Did not drive out the people. Asher:
Did not drive out the people and lived among them. Naphtali:
Did not drive out the people, but made them forced labor.
Zebulun:
Did not drive out the Canaanites, but did make them work. Danites:
Allowed the Amorites to keep them from their land.