Under Gods Command
Joshua 13:13 But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Gusher and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
One reason the Israelites encountered so many problems as they settled the land was that they failed to conquer fully the land and drive out all its inhabitants. The cancer-like presence of the remaining pagan peoples of Canaan caused unending difficulties for the Israelites, as the book of Judges records, Just a they failed to move completely the sin from the land, believers today often fail to remove completely the sin from their lives-also with disastrous results. As a self-test, reread the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:1-17. Ask yourself, Am I tolerating sinful practices or thoughts? Have I accepted half-measures as good enough? Do I condemn the faults of others but condone my own?
Under Gods command 