In 23.20-33: God gives promises and instructions regarding Israel's future entry in Canaan.
In verse 20: The Lord promises to send an angel as a divine representative to protect and fight for the Israelites (see v. 23 and 14.9).
Discussion about the angel continues in 32.4 and 33.2.
The angel will reappear in Josh 5.13-15 and Judg 2.1-5.
In verse 31: The sea of the Philistines is the Mediterranean Sea to the west of Canaan.
The boundaries correspond roughly to the size of Israel under King Solomon (1 Kings 4.21).
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