Quotes about Nations

For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them,

For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.

And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”

I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.

That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.

These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,

These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.

“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”

Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”

And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.

You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.