1. Continued Struggles with the Canaanites
Lesson 8
Continued Struggles with the Canaanites

2. Drive Them Out!
God had clearly and on multiple occasions commanded Israel to drive out the Canaanites
Ex. 23:32-33
Deut 7:2-6, 16, 24-26
Deut 9:1-3
Deut 11:22-25
Josh. 23:9-13
See also Josh 18:3

3. Judah’s Success
Judah was going to be the leader in driving out the Canaanites (Gen. 49:8-10)
First, Judah attacks Bezek
Next, they attack Jerusalem

4. Bezek

5. Judah’s Success Next, they attack the Canaanites in Hebron and Debir
This is a re-telling of the story told in Joshua 15

6. Debir?

7. Judah’s Success
The Kenites join Judah and they attack Arad and make that their home
Does anyone remember who the Kenites were?

8. Arad

9. Judah’s Success Judah and Simeon attach Zephath and destroy it
This city became known as Hormah
They also attacked Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron
Could not drive out the inhabitants of the lowlands because they had iron chariots

10. Ekron

11. Failure of Benjamin
Benjamin could not drive out the Jebusites from Jerusalem
Reconcile this with Judges 1:8

12. Ephraim’s Success
Ephraim (The house of Joseph) goes to fight against Bethel
They sent spies and spared a man’s family for showing them the entrance to the city
The man went to the Hittite lands and built a city called Luz

14. Failure of Manasseh and Ephraim
Manasseh does not drive out the inhabitants of a number of cities in their territory
Judges 1:27-28
Ephraim does not drive out the inhabitants of Gezer

15. Taanach
Ibleam
Gezer

16. Failures of Other Tribes
Zebulun did not drive out its inhabitants
Asher did not drive out its inhabitants
Naphtali did not drive out its inhabitants
Dan did not drive out its inhabitants, and Dan was actually driven from its territory!

17. Acco