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Deu 7:22 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

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 them 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."" Exd 23:29,30; Jos 15:63"

Correlating Passages

put out

	Exd 23:29	I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
	Exd 23:30	By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
	Jos 15:63	As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

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Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 7:22," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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