How did the Canaanites know about what God did to Egypt?
Word of God's destruction of Egypt spread throughout the then-known world, even without speedy communication. The Canaanites in Palestine came to know that the God of Israel had destroyed Egypt, and years later they still talked about how He dealt with Pharaoh and laid Egypt waste.
Les explains that after the plagues struck Egypt, the ancient world did not have communication as speedy as ours, yet the Word did get across the then-known world about what had happened in Egypt. Even the Canaanites, up in present-day Palestine, knew by the time the Jews arrived what had happened down in Egypt. They knew the God of the Israelites had destroyed Egypt. Years later, the pagan Canaanites still talked about how the God of Israel dealt with Pharaoh and laid Egypt waste. Egypt was left in a shambles, and others came in and took it over. God did all this with Pharaoh to accomplish His sovereignty.
What did the Canaanites know about Egypt when the Jews arrived?
By the time the Jews arrived, the Canaanites in Palestine knew what had happened in Egypt. They knew the God of the Israelites had destroyed Egypt, dealt with Pharaoh, and laid Egypt waste, and years later they still talked about how the God of Israel had judged Egypt.
What did the Canaanites say about God's judgment on Egypt years later?
The pagan Canaanites, years later, still talked about how the God of Israel dealt with Pharaoh and laid Egypt waste. By the time the Jews arrived in Palestine, the Canaanites knew what had happened in Egypt and that the God of the Israelites had destroyed Egypt.