Deuteronomy 7:21

21 "You shall not dread them, for 1the LORD your God is in your midst, 2a great and awesome God.

Deuteronomy 7:21 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 7:21

Thou shall not be affrighted at them
At their numbers, nor at their gigantic stature:

for the Lord thy God is among you:
in the tabernacle, in the holy of holies, which was in the midst of them, and besides would give proof of his powerful presence among them, in protecting them, and destroying their enemies;

a mighty God and terrible;
mighty to save his people, and terrible to others.

Deuteronomy 7:21 In-Context

19 the great trials which your eyes saw and the signs and the wonders and the mighty hand and the outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. So shall the LORD your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.
20 "Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you perish.
21 "You shall not dread them, for the LORD your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God.
22 "The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for the wild beasts would grow too numerous for you.
23 "But the LORD your God will deliver them before you, and will throw them into great confusion until they are destroyed.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 29:45; Joshua 3:10
  • 2. Deuteronomy 10:17; Nehemiah 1:5; Nehemiah 9:32

Footnotes 1

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