Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 23:23
For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
23. the Amorite, &c.] see on Exo 3:8.
cut them off ] Exo 9:15, 1Ki 13:34 (D 2 [196] ). A rare word.
[196] Deuteronomic passages in Josh., Jud., Kings.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
I will cut them off – The national existence of the Canaanites was indeed to be utterly destroyed, every trace of their idolatries was to be blotted out, no social contact was to be held with them while they served other gods, nor were alliances of any kind to be formed with them. (See Deut. 7; Deu 12:1-4, Deu 12:29-31.) But it is alike contrary to the spirit of the divine law, and to the facts bearing on the subject scattered in the history, to suppose that any obstacle was put in the way of well disposed individuals of the denounced nations who left their sins and were willing to join the service of Yahweh. The spiritual blessings of the covenant were always open to those who sincerely and earnestly desired to possess them. See Exo 20:10; Lev 19:34; Lev 24:22.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 23. Unto the Amorites] There are only six of the seven nations mentioned here, but the Septuagint, Samaritan, Coptic, and one Hebrew MS., add Girgashite, thus making the seven nations.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
For mine Angel shall go before thee,…. The same as before described:
and bring thee in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite; six nations are only mentioned, though there were seven; the Girgashites are omitted, though added in the Septuagint version; and this omission of them might be, either because they were swallowed up by one or other of the other nations, particularly the Amorites, who were the most powerful; or rather, having mentioned the most and chiefest, the Lord was not careful, as Aben Ezra observes, to take notice of the least:
and I will cut them off; from being a nation, either of them; for though there were some of them left, and dwelt about in the land, yet not as a kingdom and nation of themselves, as they had been, but became tributary to the Israelites.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(23) I will cut them off.Or, cut them downi.e., make them cease to be nations, not exterminate them utterly. Jebusites, Hittites, and others continued to inhabit Canaan, and were probably absorbed ultimately into the Hebrew population, having become full proselytes.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
23. The Amorites On the names and location of these tribes see notes and map at Jos 3:10.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Exo 33:2 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 23:23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
Ver. 23. For mine angel. ] Heb., Malachi; which is by transposition of letters Michael, as some Rabbis have observed.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
mine Angel: Exo 23:20, Exo 32:2, Isa 5:13
thee in: Exo 3:17, Gen 15:19-21, Gen 34:2, Jos 24:8-11
the Hivites: The LXX, Samaritan, Coptic, and one Hebrew manuscript add, “and the Girgashite;” thus making the seven nations.
Reciprocal: Gen 15:18 – Unto thy Gen 15:21 – Amorites Deu 12:29 – cut off Jos 5:13 – a man Jos 9:1 – Hittite Jos 12:8 – the Hittites 1Ki 9:20 – Amorites Ezr 9:1 – of the Canaanites