Exodus 23:29

I will not drive them out in just one year, because the land would become desolate and you would have to deal with increased numbers of wild animals.

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In The King James Version

I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

In Context

28I will send hornets ahead of you to drive out before you the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites.

30Bit by bit I will drive them out ahead of you, until there are enough of you to take possession of the land.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:22The Lord your God will drive out these nations ahead of you in stages. You won't be able to get rid of them all at the same time, or you'd be overwhelmed by wild animals.

Joshua 16:10However, they did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites live among the tribe of Ephraim to this very day, but as forced laborers.

Judges 3:1The following are the nations the Lord left and used to test all those Israelites who had not known what it was like to be part of any of the wars in Canaan.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:21-33

Precepts and Promises. ( b. c. 1491.) 20 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. 22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. 23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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