Deuteronomy 6:19

19 driving out all your enemies before you, as the LORD has said.

Deuteronomy 6:19 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 6:19

To cast out all thine enemies from before thee
This the Lord promised, and as it seems with an oath, that he would do for them; drive out their enemies, and make way for the settlement of them in their country:

as the Lord hath spoken;
see ( Genesis 15:18 Genesis 15:19 Genesis 15:20 ) ( 22:17 ) ( Exodus 23:28 ) .

Deuteronomy 6:19 In-Context

17 You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.

18 Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,

19 driving out all your enemies before you, as the LORD has said.

20 In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?”

21 then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.