Joshua 24:12

And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

Cross-reference

Exodus 23:28 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 23:28 is the original promise of the hornet; Joshua 24:12 recounts its fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 7:20 also promises the hornet, another reference to the same divine action Joshua credits for victory.

Psalm 44:3-6 declares victory not by sword but by God, directly echoing Joshua 24:12's statement about not using sword or bow.

Psalm 44:2 Parallel

In Psalm 44:2, the psalmist directly echoes God driving out nations with His hand and planting Israel, paralleling the hornet's work.

Isaiah 7:18 Related theme

In Isaiah 7:18, the Lord uses flies and bees as instruments of judgment, similar to the hornet as a divine agent in Joshua.