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Text -- Judges 2:15-23 (NET)
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2:15 Whenever they went out to fight, the Lord did them harm , just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. They suffered greatly .
2:16 The Lord raised up leaders who delivered them from these robbers .
2:17 But they did not obey their leaders . Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned aside from the path their ancestors had walked . Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands , but they did not .
2:18 When the Lord raised up leaders for them, the Lord was with each leader and delivered the people from their enemies while the leader remained alive . The Lord felt sorry for them when they cried out in agony because of what their harsh oppressors did to them.
2:19 When a leader died , the next generation would again act more wickedly than the previous one . They would follow after other gods , worshiping them and bowing down to them. They did not give up their practices or their stubborn ways .
A Divine Decision
2:20 The Lord was furious with Israel . He said , “This nation has violated the terms of the agreement I made with their ancestors by disobeying me .
2:21 So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died .
2:22 Joshua left those nations to test Israel . I wanted to see whether or not the people would carefully walk in the path marked out by the Lord , as their ancestors were careful to do .”
2:23 This is why the Lord permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately ; he did not hand them over to Joshua .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Baal |
Backsliders |
Israel |
Judge |
Afflictions and Adversities |
RAISE |
Character |
GODS |
Self-will |
Repentance |
Prostitution |
Instability |
God |
WAY |
APOSTASY; APOSTATE |
Magistrate |
Hand |
FOLLOW |
GROAN |
Bowing |
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