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Observe that which I command you this day. Behold, I drive out before you the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
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God's Promise Precedes His Command
Commentators emphasize the order in this verse: God first declares what He will do ("I drive out before thee...") and then calls for obedience ("Observe thou that which I command..."). Israel's ability to conquer the land was not based on their own strength but on God's sovereign action. This divine gift of victory becomes the very foundation and motivation for their required obedience and faithfulness.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
The Amorite, and the Canaanite ... — The same six nations are specified in Exodus 3:8; Exodus 3:17, in Exodus 23:23, an…
16th Century
Protestant
Observe what I command you. Although these supplements belong equally to the First and Second Commandment, it was still fitting to postpon…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Observe thou that which I command thee this day Which words are either said to Moses personally, as Aben Ezra thinks…
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Presbyterian
The Israelites are commanded to destroy every monument of idolatry, however intricate or costly. They must also refuse all alliance, friendship, or…