Revelation 17:14

17:14 They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying 1  the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”

Deuteronomy 9:2

9:2 They include the Anakites, 2  a numerous 3  and tall people whom you know about and of whom it is said, “Who is able to resist the Anakites?”

Deuteronomy 9:1

Theological Justification of the Conquest

9:1 Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications. 4 

Deuteronomy 17:1

17:1 You must not sacrifice to him 5  a bull or sheep that has a blemish or any other defect, because that is considered offensive 6  to the Lord your God.

1 tn See BDAG 636 s.v. μετά A.2.a.α.

2 sn Anakites. See note on this term in Deut 1:28.

3 tn Heb “great and tall.” Many English versions understand this to refer to physical size or strength rather than numbers (cf. “strong,” NIV, NCV, NRSV, NLT).

4 tn Heb “fortified to the heavens” (so NRSV); NLT “cities with walls that reach to the sky.” This is hyperbole.

5 tn Heb “to the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 16:1.

6 tn The Hebrew word תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, “an abomination”; cf. NAB) describes persons, things, or practices offensive to ritual or moral order. See M. Grisanti, NIDOTTE 4:314-18; see also the note on the word “abhorrent” in Deut 7:25.