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Text: Exodus 23: 29-30

MEDITATION

Exodus 23:29-30

29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you.
30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. God’s plans revealed

a. The Lord explained how He would help Israel to settle in the land of Canaan.

b. He would personally be involved in the conquest of the land.

2. A time feature explained

a. The land cannot be conquered in one year.

b. The children of Israel would not be able to cope with a quick conquest.

c. Problems would arise.

i. The land can become desolate.

ii. The beasts of the field would multiply and become too numerous.
They would become a serious problem.

3. Measured progress

a. “Little by little”

i. One enemy tribe at a time.

ii. The Lord would drive them out of the land of Canaan.

b. Israel

i. The nation must increase.

ii. There would be a larger population to cope with the development of the nation.

iii. They would finally inherit the entire land of Canaan as the Lord had promised.

4. What would be needed?

a. Understanding of God’s wise plan.

b. Faith to trust the Lord.

c. Patience to wait.

d. Perseverance to see things through.

经文：出埃及记 23:29-30

沉思

《出埃及记 23:29-30》
29我不在一年之内将他们从你面前撵出去，恐怕地成为荒凉，野地的兽多起来害你。

30我要渐渐地将他们从你面前撵出去，等到你的人数加多，承受那地为业。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 上帝计划的显现

a. 上帝解释祂如何帮助以色列居住在迦南

b. 祂会帮助他们征服这片土地

2. 理解期限

a. 他们不会在一年之内征服这片土地

b. 以色列的子民无法应付迅速的攻略

c. 其中的问题

i. 这片土地会变得荒凉

ii. 野地的兽会增加。这将会对居住在迦南的以色列人带来危害。

3. 初建的进度

a. “渐渐地”

i. 一组接着一组的仇敌会被撵走

ii. 上帝会将他们从迦南撵走

b. 以色列

i. 他们国家的人数必须增加

ii. 当他们国家变得更强大的时候，他们能够扩展他们的国度。

iii. 他们便能够承受上帝所应许的那地为业

4. 他们的需要

a. 上帝的计划的理解

b. 在上帝里的信心

c. 等待的耐心

d. 能够经历一切的毅力