The Angel and the Promises

^20 (A)“Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. ²¹ Beware of Him and obey His voice; ^(B)do not provoke Him, for He will ^(C)not pardon your transgressions; for ^(D)My name is in Him. ²² But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then ^(E)I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. ^23 (F)For My Angel will go before you and ^(G)bring you in to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will ^[a]cut them off. ²⁴ You shall not ^(H)bow down to their gods, nor serve them, ^(I)nor do according to their works; ^(J)but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars.

²⁵ “So you shall ^(K)serve the Lord your God, and ^(L)He will bless your bread and your water. And ^(M)I will take sickness away from the midst of you. ^26 (N)No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will ^(O)fulfill the number of your days.

²⁷ “I will send ^(P)My fear before you, I will ^(Q)cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

⁶ Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, ⁷ casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

⁸ Be ^[a]sober, be ^[b]vigilant; ^[c]because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. ⁹ Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. ¹⁰ But ^[d]may the God of all grace, ^(A)who called ^[e]us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, ^[f]perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. ^11 (B)To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.