Deuteronomy 7:18

18 ¹you shall not be afraid of them but you shall ²remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt,

Deuteronomy 7:18 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 7:18

Thou shalt not be afraid of them
Neither on account of their number, nor their strength:

but shall well remember what the Lord thy God did unto Pharaoh, and
unto all Egypt;
a people more numerous and potent than the Canaanites, among whom the Lord wrought such wonderful things by his power, which obliged them to let Israel go; and his power was now the same, he could do as great things to the Canaanites as he had to the Egyptians; and as he had delivered them out of the hands of the Egyptians, he could as easily deliver the Canaanites into their hands, and put them into the possession of their country.

Deuteronomy 7:18 In-Context

16 And you shall consume all the peoples that the LORD your God will give over to you. Your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.

17 "If you say in your heart, 'These nations are greater than I. How can I dispossess them?'

18 you shall not be afraid of them but you shall remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt,

19 the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which the LORD your God brought you out. So will the LORD your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.

20 Moreover, the LORD your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 1:29; Deuteronomy 31:6
• 2. Psalms 77:11; Psalms 105:5