30Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
“Each tribe had its own responsibility and its own battles to fight. In their particular battle, the tribe of Zebulun failed to take all that God had portioned for them.” (Guzik)
“The people of Zebulun thought they could make their incomplete obedience work to their advantage, especially economically. They failed to appreciate that the Canaanites who dwelt among them would eventually bring them into both social and spiritual crisis.” (Guzik)
Own Battles to Fight
Just like the Israelites we have our own battles to fight, therefore:
Ephesians 6: 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
13Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
We have a social crisis caused by a spiritual crisis.
Are you prepared to fight the battle and to stand your ground?
Blessings
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