The Meaning of Exodus 23:28 Explained

Exodus 23:28

KJV: And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

YLT: 'And I have sent the hornet before thee, and it hath cast out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee;

Darby: And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

ASV: And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

Discover Exodus 23:28

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 23:28?

MEANING: What does Exodus 23:28 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 23:28 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 23:28?

What is the context of Exodus 23:28?

God’s Angel to Prepare the Way (Exodus 23:20-33)
A Promise of the Lord’s Presence (Exodus 23:20-33)
God Promises Help as the Israelis Enter Canaan (Exodus 23:20-33)
Conquest of Canaan Promised (Exodus 23:20-33)
The Angel and the Promises (Exodus 23:20-33)
Promises and Warnings (Exodus 23:20-33)
Reasons for Loyal Obedience (Exodus 23:20-33)
Conquest of the Land (Exodus 23:20-33)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

What does Exodus 23:28 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 23:18-33 - Promise Of Entrance Into Canaan

This Angel must have been the Lord himself, for Stephen said expressly that the Angel was with Moses at the burning bush, where Jehovah revealed Himself, and the very ground was holy. Besides, we are told here that God's Name-i.e., His nature-was in Him. The Son of God, therefore, must have been the leader of that pilgrim-host, preceding the march, and preparing for their needs.

Notice that God would also send the hornet before His people, Exodus 23:28. The Presence, which is an Angel for God's children, becomes a hornet to the rebellious and ungodly. To one it is a savor of life, and to the other of death. The sun that bleaches linen white, tans the hands that expose it; the cloud which is light to Israel is thick darkness to Egypt. Grieve not the Holy One, who will overcome your enemies and satisfy your soul with goodness, if you will obey His voice. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 23

¹ Of slander, false witness, and partiality
⁴ Of charitableness
⁶ Of justice in judgment
⁸ Of taking bribes
⁹ Of oppressing a stranger
¹⁰ Of the year of rest
¹² Of the Sabbath
¹³ Of idolatry
¹⁴ Of the three feasts
¹⁸ Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice
²⁰ An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him

What do the individual words in Exodus 23:28 mean?

And I will send - hornets before you and which shall drive out the Hivite the Canaanite and the Hittite from before you

וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥י אֶת־ הַצִּרְעָ֖ה לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְגֵרְשָׁ֗ה הַחִוִּ֧י הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י וְאֶת־ הַחִתִּ֖י מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ

וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥י	And I will send
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַצִּרְעָ֖ה	hornets
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: צִרְעָה Sense: hornets.
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ	before you
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
וְגֵרְשָׁ֗ה	and which shall drive out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular Root: גָּרַשׁ Sense: to drive out, expel, cast out, drive away, divorce, put away, thrust away, trouble, cast up.
הַחִוִּ֧י	the Hivite
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִוִּי Sense: 6th generation of descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, who were living in northern Canaan near Mount Hermon at the time of the conquest.
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י	the Canaanite
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כִּנְעָן Sense: descendant of inhabitant of Canaan n.
הַחִתִּ֖י	the Hittite
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִתִּי Sense: the nation descended from Heth, the 2nd son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon.
מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ	from before you
Parse: Preposition-m, Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.

What are the major concepts related to Exodus 23:28?

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Similar Scriptures for Exodus 23:28

		Deuteronomy 7:20 [7]
		Joshua 24:11-12 [3]