Exodus 23:27 Meaning
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
Context Explained
25And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
26There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
27I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
28And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
29I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Joshua 10:8
God promises to deliver Israel from its enemies, which is fulfilled in Joshua's conquests.
Psalm 68:1
This psalm reflects God's power to scatter enemies, similar to the promise in Exodus.
Romans 8:37
This verse assures believers that they are more than conquerors through Christ, relating to divine victory.
Source: Exodus 23:27