Exodus 23:23

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21 Beware of Him and obey His voice; ^ado not provoke Him, for He will ^bnot pardon your transgressions; for ^cMy name is in Him.

22 But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then ^aI will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.

23 ^aFor My Angel will go before you and ^bbring you in to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will cut them off.

24 You shall not ^abow down to their gods, nor serve them, ^bnor do according to their works; ^cbut you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars.

25 “So you shall ^aserve the Lord your God, and ^bHe will bless your bread and your water. And ^cI will take sickness away from the midst of you.

26 ^aNo one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will ^bfulfill the number of your days.

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Exodus 23:23

I will cut them off - The national existence of the Canaanites was indeed to be "utterly" destroyed, every trace of their idolatries was to be blotted out, no social contact was to be held with them while they served other gods, nor were alliances of any kind to be formed with them. (See Deut. 7; Deuteronomy 12:1-4, Deuteronomy 12:29-31.) But it is alike contrary to the spirit of the divine law, and to the facts bearing on the subject scattered in the history, to suppose that any obstacle was put in the way of well disposed individuals of the denounced nations who left their sins and were willing to join the service of Yahweh. The spiritual blessings of the covenant were always open to those who sincerely and earnestly desired to possess them. See Exodus 20:10; Leviticus 19:34; Leviticus 24:22.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Exodus 23:23:**

Genesis 16:1-16
Exodus 23:27
Exodus 23:31
Exodus 33:2-3
Leviticus 26:3-45
Deuteronomy 28:1-14
Judges 2:1
Acts 7:30
1 Corinthians 10:9

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