Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land. The little by little provision of the conquest mirrors the daily-gathering economy of the manna. Just as the manna was given daily rather than all at once, the land is given gradually rather than immediately. Both provisions match the gift to the recipient's current capacity for receiving it. Isaiah 28:10 says line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little — the pedagogical structure of divine teaching follows the same graduated pattern as the promised land's delivery. The God who does not overwhelm His people with more provision than they can handle is the God of Exodus 23:30.

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