And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
And Joshua said, 'This is how you will know that the living God is with you, and that he will definitely drive out all these nations from the land ahead of you: the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.'
Joshua is assuring the Israelites that God is truly with them and will certainly help them defeat all the enemy nations in the Promised Land.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Joshua, the Israelites had just completed their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness and were on the verge of entering the Promised Land after escaping Egypt and receiving the Law through Moses. Joshua, as Moses' successor, was rallying the people by affirming God's presence and His covenant promise to deliver the land from its inhabitants. This verse specifically highlights the various nations God would drive out, serving as a reassurance of divine intervention in their conquest.
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