Exo 23:20 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Exod 23:20-33: 23:20-33 If the people kept the covenant stipulations just listed, the Covenant Lord agreed to protect them from enemies (23:22-23 ) and from illness (23:25-26 ) and give them a land to possess (23:27-31 ). These covenant promises were contingent upon absolute loyalty to the Covenant Lord. In particular, it would be an act of rebellion (23:21 ) to worship the gods (23:24 , 32-33 ) of the dispossessed peoples. Summary for Exod 23:20-23: 23:20-23 an angel: Probably the “angel of the Lord ,” who was often a manifestation of the Lord himself (see 3:2 ).

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‏ Exodus 23:20

Summary for Exod 23:20-33: 23:20-33 ^a If the people kept the covenant stipulations just listed, the Covenant Lord agreed to protect them from enemies (23:22-23 ^b) and from illness (23:25-26 ^c) and give them a land to possess (23:27-31 ^d). These covenant promises were contingent upon absolute loyalty to the Covenant Lord. In particular, it would be an act of rebellion (23:21 ^e) to worship the gods (23:24 ^f, 32-33 ^g) of the dispossessed peoples.
Summary for Exod 23:20-23: 23:20-23 ^h an angel: Probably the “angel of the Lord,” who was often a manifestation of the Lord himself (see 3:2 ⁱ).