Have you ever thought about what the Giants looked like in the promised land of Isreal? Here are some of their characteristics…..Written by Michael Meggison
1) KENITES–“fabricator” – the temptation to defend self thereby forget to love others–the blame game. Self-focus and the voices inside your head all get a hall pass: low discernment.
2) KENNIZZITES – “possessiveness or covetousness” – never achieve what you were uniquely designed to become–comparison. Always looking at how you’re doing based on what you think others think. Codependency. Keeping up with the Joneses.
3) KADMONITES – “ancient ways” – “ancients/chiefs” – represents a religious spirit; tradition gone dark–treated as though it were equal to Scripture “old wine is good enough” “Your tradition has made the Word of God of no effect.” Devotion to principle more than to our relationship with the Person of Jesus.
Have you ever thought about what the Giants looked like in the promised land of Isreal? Here are some of their characteristics…..t perfect love casts out all fear)–must learn to do it afraid–we must allow Him to conquer that which we fear by facing.
5) PERIZZITES – “Squatter” represents apathy-“things have always been this way”; “we can’t change”; “I/we are helpless” Why even try? This is self-pity’s domain. If a squatter in TX stays uncontested on your land for 7 yrs, he owns it. Mike Bickle said it is always cheaper never to get a demon than it is to get rid of one. The opposite of love isn’t hate so much as indifference.
6) REPHAIM “Giant” – it causes you to want to flee and run far away from something you were doing; makes you want to quit (one of the demons in this realm, Baphomet, steals from the Christian from wearing him out)–I feel like I am incapable, even if He is the one asking. Gideon early on in the wine press.
7) AMORITES – “sayer” – meant to create inferiority and doubt in your mind–feels like people are talking about you; fear of man, worried about what others think of you (another strain of co-dependency)–God made a mistake when He made me–I’m disqualified–Eeyore-ish. Tongue fire.
CANAANITES – “zealousness or premature opportunity or promotion”–causes us to not wait on God’s timing We extrapolate God said I’m to do it–we say must be now and how. The result is when we are out of right timing we get discouraged and when we quit–become passive and we don’t achieve what he called us to do because we blew off His timing (I think Einstein said, “premature responsibility breeds superficiality”) – hates the nature of the process
9) GIRGASHITES – “stranger” – feel out of place, no one knows me; keeps you from growing roots and maturing in fellowship–never really get “we have the mind of Christ” Clapton’s Lonely Stranger Here
10)_ JEBUSITES- “downtrodden” or creates feeling anxiety/depression victim mentality where we blame others for our lack of success; Pro 12:25