Deuteronomy 7: The "ites" Have It - or Do They?

There were seven “ites” already living in the land that God was giving to the Israelites. They were bigger and stronger than Israel. They had been there a long time (back to Genesis 10). But what chance did they have against God? Could they outnumber Him? Outfight Him? Outtalk Him? Outspend Him? Outflank Him? Outthink Him? So the “ites” do not have it! OUT with them! God was giving this land of milk and honey to the seed of Abraham through Isaac and Jacob. And He is giving another inheritance to us—if we become and remain the spiritual seed of Abraham (Galatians 3:26-29).