20Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-26)Here, I. The caution against idolatry is repeated, and against communion with idolaters: “Thou shalt consume the people, and not serve their gods.” Deut. 7:16. We are in danger of having fellowship with the works of darkness if we take pleasure in fellowship with those that do those works. Here is also a repetition of the charge to destroy the images, Deut. 7:25 , 26 . The idols which the heathen…
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