⁵⁰ On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses, ⁵¹ “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, ⁵² you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.⁵³ You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. ⁵⁴ And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.

⁵⁵ But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle. ⁵⁶ And then I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.”

¹ Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, ² and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’

Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? ³ So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”

⁴ When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept. ⁵ So they called that place Bochimb and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.

As our days, as our strength be.

As the days of thy youth, so also shall thy old age be.

²¹ Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?”

“From childhood,” he said. ²² “It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

²³ “If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”

²⁴ Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

²⁵ When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”

²⁶ After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.” ²⁷ But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.

²⁸ After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

²⁹ Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”