Exodus 23:28 meaning and explanation

I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.

Exodus 23:28, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking to Israel at Sinai, promising to clear the way into Canaan ahead of them. The "hornet" (Hebrew tsir'ah) is likely a vivid image of the panic and confusion God sends ahead of Israel's advance, paired with the terror mentioned in verse 27.

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