The first part of today's chapter is quite interesting in that it gives a justification for conquering the promised land besides God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Apparently the peoples living there were wicked, and God was using the Israelites as a judgment on them. Since God has also promised their forefathers that they would inherit that region, I can only assume that God knew that the peoples living there would need to be dealt with; perhaps the reason God didn't leave Jacob there but instead brought him to Egypt was in part because they were not yet evil enough to deserve removal.
The rest of the chapter recounts, yet again, the Israelites' disobedience during the travels from Egypt. It looks like this is going to continue over into the next chapter, and I think the length of this description is intended to drive home God's forgiveness and mercy.
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