Rising up early and sending them.

These verses point out the wonderful patience and long suffering of God and the continued effort to turn Israel away from its sins. They had from the time of Moses been assured that he would preserve them and keep them in the promised land, if they continued to serve him, but that if they turned to idols he would abandon them. They had made their choice and provoked the fate that was impending over them.

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