Deuteronomy 6:19

19 by driving out all your enemies before you, as the Lord has said.^[a]

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 Carefully observe the commands of the Lord your God, the decrees and statutes He has commanded you.

18 Do what is right and good in the Lord's sight, so that you may prosper and so that you may enter and possess the good land the Lord your God swore to [give] your fathers,

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

20 "When your son asks you in the future, 'What is the meaning of the decrees, statutes, and ordinances, which the Lord our God has commanded you?'

21 tell him, 'We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand.

Footnotes

• [a] Ex 34:11