Joshua 23:3

3 You have seen what the Lord has done to our enemies to help us. The Lord your God fought for you.

Joshua 23:3 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 23:3

And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all
those nations because of you
How he had destroyed them, and driven them out of their habitations to make room for them, meaning the seven nations of the Canaanites:

for the Lord your God [is] he that hath fought for you;
Joshua does not attribute any of the things that were done to his own valour, nor theirs, nor so much as mentions himself or them as instruments, but wholly ascribes all to the Lord, who fought their battles for them, and conquered their enemies, and subdued them under them; the Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord fought for you;''

the Captain of the host of the Lord, ( Joshua 5:14 Joshua 5:15 ) .

Joshua 23:3 In-Context

1 The Lord gave Israel peace from their enemies around them. Many years passed, and Joshua grew very old.

2 He called a meeting of all the older leaders, heads of families, judges, and officers of Israel. He said, "I am now very old.

3 You have seen what the Lord has done to our enemies to help us. The Lord your God fought for you.

4 Remember that your people have been given their land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the land I promised to give you

5 The Lord your God will force out the people living there. The Lord will push them out ahead of you. And you will own the land, as he has promised you.