Deuteronomy 9:1-6, 27, 28

“Listen, O Israel! Today you are about to cross the Jordan River to take over the land belonging to nations much greater and more powerful than you. They live in cities with walls that reach to the sky!  The people are strong and tall—descendants of the famous Anakite giants. You’ve heard the saying, ‘Who can stand up to the Anakites?’  But recognize today that the L ord  your God is the one who will cross over ahead of you like a devouring fire to destroy them. He will subdue them so that you will quickly conquer them and drive them out, just as the L ord  has promised. “After the L ord  your God has done this for you, don’t say in your hearts, ‘The L ord  has given us this land because we are such good people!’ No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that he is pushing them out of your way.  It is not because you are so good or have such integrity that you are about to occupy their land. The L ord  your God will drive these nations out ahead of you only because of their wickedness, and to fulfill the oath he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  You must recognize that the L ord  your God is not giving you this good land because you are good, for you are not—you are a stubborn people. Please overlook the stubbornness and the awful sin of these people, and remember instead your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  If you destroy these people, the Egyptians will say, “The Israelites died because the L ord  wasn’t able to bring them to the land he had promised to give them.” Or they might say, “He destroyed them because he hated them; he deliberately took them into the wilderness to slaughter them.” (Deuteronomy 9:1-6, 27, 28 NLT)