22. If you faithfully obey him, I will be a fierce enemy of your enemies.
23. My angel will lead you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out.
24. Don't worship their gods or follow their customs. Instead, destroy their idols and shatter their stone images.
25. Worship only me, the Lord your God! I will bless you with plenty of food and water and keep you strong.
26. Your women will give birth to healthy children, and everyone will live a long life.
27. I will terrify those nations and make your enemies so confused that they will run from you.
28. I will make the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites panic as you approach.
29. But I won't do all this in the first year, because the land would become poor, and wild animals would be everywhere.
30. Instead, I will force out your enemies little by little and give your nation time to grow strong enough to take over the land.
31. I will see that your borders reach from the Red Sea to the River Euphrates and from the Mediterranean Sea to the desert. I will let you defeat the people who live there, and you will force them out of the land.
32. But you must not make any agreements with them or with their gods.
33. Don't let them stay in your land. They will trap you into sinning against me and worshipping their gods.