27I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run. 28I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
29I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you. 30Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.
“From Joshua 24:12, we find that two kings of the Amorites were actually driven out of the land by these hornets, so that the Israelites were not obliged to use either sword or bow in the conquest.” (Clarke)
“He who is an angel to the saint is a hornet to His foes.” (Meyer)
“God crumbles his mercies to us; we have his blessings by retail. So the cloud empties not itself at a sudden burst, but dissolves upon the earth drop by drop.” (Trapp)
Notice Trapp’s commentary on His mercies, drop by drop! We are too fragile!
We wouldn’t be able to handle the change all at once. Our nature is such that we don’t like change! The new boss, new rules, new environments!
We must receive them drop by drop!
How do you handle change?
Blessings, David
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