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do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since My name is in him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-22.htm" target="_top"><b>22</b></a></span>But if you truly obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-23.htm" target="_top"><b>23</b></a></span>For My angel will go before you and bring you in to <i>the land of</i> the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will completely destroy them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-24.htm" target="_top"><b>24</b></a></span>You shall not worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their deeds; but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their <i>sacred</i> pillars in pieces. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-25.htm" target="_top"><b>25</b></a></span>But you shall serve the L<font size="1">ORD</font> your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-26.htm" target="_top"><b>26</b></a></span>There shall be no one miscarrying or barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-27.htm" target="_top"><b>27</b></a></span>I will send My terror ahead of you, and throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn <i>their</i> backs to you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-28.htm" target="_top"><b>28</b></a></span>I will send hornets ahead of you so that they will drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites before you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-29.htm" target="_top"><b>29</b></a></span>I will not drive them out before you in a single year, that the land may not become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-30.htm" target="_top"><b>30</b></a></span>I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-31.htm" target="_top"><b>31</b></a></span>I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River <i>Euphrates;</i> for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-32.htm" target="_top"><b>32</b></a></span>You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/23-33.htm" target="_top"><b>33</b></a></span>They shall not live in your land, because they will make you sin against Me; for <i>if</i> you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you. <p><br /><br /><a href="//www.lockman.org" target="_top">NASB ©1995</a><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold I will send my angel, who shall go before thee, and keep thee in thy journey, and bring thee into the place that I have prepared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/exodus/23.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee to the place that I have prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />"Behold, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Lo, I am sending a messenger before thee to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee in unto the place which I have prepared;<div class="vheading2">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/the_feast_of_ingathering_in.htm">The Feast of Ingathering in the End of the Year</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'And the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours, which them hast sown In thy field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.' --EXODUS xxiii. 16. The Israelites seem to have had a double beginning of the year--one in spring, one at the close of harvest; or it may only be that here the year is regarded from the natural point of view--a farmer's year. This feast was at the gathering in of the fruits, which was <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/the_feast_of_ingathering_in.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alexander Maclaren—</span><span class="citation2">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/wesley/the_journal_of_john_wesley/wesley_clothes_french_prisoners.htm">Wesley Clothes French Prisoners</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Monday, October 1 (Bristol).--All my leisure time, during my stay at Bristol, I employed in finishing the fourth volume of "Discourses"; probably the last which I shall publish. Monday, 15--l walked up to Knowle, a mile from Bristol, to see the French prisoners. About eleven hundred of them, we are informed, were confined in that little place, without anything to lie on but a little dirty straw, or anything to cover them but a few foul thin rags, either by day or night, so that they died like rotten <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/wesley/the_journal_of_john_wesley/wesley_clothes_french_prisoners.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Wesley—</span><span class="citation2">The Journal of John Wesley</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/the_consecration_of_joy.htm">The Consecration of Joy</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 34. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord. 35. On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 36. Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord; on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/the_consecration_of_joy.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alexander Maclaren—</span><span class="citation2">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/gaebelein/the_lord_of_glory/the_wonderful.htm">The Wonderful. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">Isaiah ix:6. HIS name shall be called "Wonderful" (Isaiah ix:6). And long before Isaiah had uttered this divine prediction the angel of the Lord had announced his name to be Wonderful. As such He appeared to Manoah. And Manoah said unto the angel of Jehovah, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honor. And the angel of Jehovah said unto Him "why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is Wonderful" (margin, Judges xiii:17-18). This angel of Jehovah, the Person who <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/gaebelein/the_lord_of_glory/the_wonderful.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Arno Gaebelein—</span><span class="citation2">The Lord of Glory</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/cxxii_the_lords_prayer.htm">The Lord's Prayer. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">(Jerusalem. Thursday Night.) ^D John XVII. ^d 1 These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven [the action marked the turning of his thoughts from the disciples to the Father], he said, Father, the hour is come [see pp. 116, 440]; glorify thy Son, that the son may glorify thee: 2 even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life. [The Son here prays for his glorification, viz.: resurrection, ascension, coronation, etc., <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/cxxii_the_lords_prayer.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">J. W. McGarvey—</span><span class="citation2">The Four-Fold Gospel</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/lxxxiv_parable_of_the_good.htm">Parable of the Good Samaritan. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">(Probably Judæa.) ^C Luke X. 25-37. ^c 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? [For the term lawyer see pp. 313, 314, The lawyer wished to make trial of the skill of Jesus in solving the intricate and difficult question as to how to obtain salvation. Jesus was probably teaching in some house or courtyard, and his habit of giving local color to his parables suggests that he was probably in or near Bethany, through <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/lxxxiv_parable_of_the_good.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">J. W. McGarvey—</span><span class="citation2">The Four-Fold Gospel</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/appendix_viii_rabbinic_traditions_about.htm">Appendix viii. Rabbinic Traditions About Elijah, the Forerunner of the Messiah</a><br></span><span class="snippet">To complete the evidence, presented in the text, as to the essential difference between the teaching of the ancient Synagogue about the Forerunner of the Messiah' and the history and mission of John the Baptist, as described in the New Testaments, we subjoin a full, though condensed, account of the earlier Rabbinic traditions about Elijah. Opinions differ as to the descent and birthplace of Elijah. According to some, he was from the land of Gilead (Bemid. R. 14), and of the tribe of Gad (Tanch. on <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/appendix_viii_rabbinic_traditions_about.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alfred Edersheim—</span><span class="citation2">The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_xv_the_second_series.htm">The Second Series of Parables - the Two Parables of Him who is Neighbour to Us: the First, Concerning the Love That, Unasked, Gives in Our</a><br></span><span class="snippet">THE period between Christ's return from the Feast of the Dedication' and His last entry into Jerusalem, may be arranged into two parts, divided by the brief visit to Bethany for the purpose of raising Lazarus from the dead. Even if it were possible, with any certainty, chronologically to arrange the events of each of these periods, the variety and briefness of what is recorded would prevent our closely following them in this narrative. Accordingly, we prefer grouping them together as the Parables <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_xv_the_second_series.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alfred Edersheim—</span><span class="citation2">The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/kuyper/the_work_of_the_holy_spirit/xxix_love_in_the_old.htm">Love in the Old Covenant. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">"A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another."-- John xiii. 34. In connection with the Holy Spirit's work of shedding abroad the love of God in our hearts, the question arises: What is the meaning of Christ's word, "A new commandment I give unto you"? How can He designate this natural injunction, "To love one another," a new commandment? This offers no difficulty to those who entertain the erroneous view that during His ministry on earth Christ established a new and higher religion, <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/kuyper/the_work_of_the_holy_spirit/xxix_love_in_the_old.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Abraham Kuyper—</span><span class="citation2">The Work of the Holy Spirit</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/sketches_of_jewish_social_life/chapter_1_palestine_eighteen_centuries.htm">Palestine Eighteen Centuries Ago</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Eighteen and a half centuries ago, and the land which now lies desolate--its bare, grey hills looking into ill-tilled or neglected valleys, its timber cut down, its olive- and vine-clad terraces crumbled into dust, its villages stricken with poverty and squalor, its thoroughfares insecure and deserted, its native population well-nigh gone, and with them its industry, wealth, and strength--presented a scene of beauty, richness, and busy life almost unsurpassed in the then known world. The Rabbis never <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/sketches_of_jewish_social_life/chapter_1_palestine_eighteen_centuries.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alfred Edersheim—</span><span class="citation2">Sketches of Jewish Social Life</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a_divine_cordial/exhortations_to_those_who_are.htm">Exhortations to those who are Called</a><br></span><span class="snippet">IF, after searching you find that you are effectually called, I have three exhortations to you. 1. Admire and adore God's free grace in calling you -- that God should pass over so many, that He should pass by the wise and noble, and that the lot of free grace should fall upon you! That He should take you out of a state of vassalage, from grinding the devil's mill, and should set you above the princes of the earth, and call you to inherit the throne of glory! Fall upon your knees, break forth into <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a_divine_cordial/exhortations_to_those_who_are.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Thomas Watson—</span><span class="citation2">A Divine Cordial</span><p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20 Parallel</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../exodus/23-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 23:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 23:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../exodus/23-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 23:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 23:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mp/exodus/23-20.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframebhbl.htm" width="122" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div id="bot"><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhparnew.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>