Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
Then you must drive out all the people living in the land ahead of you, destroy all their carved images, destroy all their metal idols, and completely tear down all their worship sites on the hills.
God is commanding the Israelites to completely remove the existing inhabitants and destroy all traces of their idol worship when they enter the Promised Land.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, this verse is part of the instructions God gave to Moses as the Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land after their long wilderness wanderings following the Exodus from Egypt. God commanded them to drive out the Canaanite inhabitants and destroy their religious symbols, such as idols and high places, to prevent the Israelites from adopting pagan practices that could lead them astray. This was essential for establishing a holy nation dedicated to worshiping the one true God and maintaining their covenant relationship with Him.
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