Bible Strands
Judges 6:9
I delivered you out of the hands of Egypt and all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet, speaking for the LORD, addresses Israel during their subjugation by the Midianites. This declaration occurs immediately after recounting the Exodus and immediately before warning against fearing the Amorite deities.
The words — The verb אָצַל ('atzal) literally means "I delivered" or "I rescued," marking a decisive act of liberation. The verb גָּרַשׁ (garash) literally means "I drove out," describing the forced expulsion of the Canaanite inhabitants.
The thread — This motif of God driving out nations to grant land appears in Psalms 44:2, which parallels the language of crushing peoples and casting them out to plant Israel. The same pattern structures the land conquest narratives in Joshua and the covenant warnings in Deuteronomy.
Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that Israel’s presence in Canaan resulted from divine intervention, not human merit. It requires the reader to reject foreign gods and accept obedience as the necessary response to prior deliverance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;
Cross-references
- Psalms 44:2 With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.