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Judges 2:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’” "

Judges 2:3

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1 The LORD’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you.

2 You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this?

3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’”

4 When the LORD’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.

5 They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to the LORD.

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Exodus 23:33

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"They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”"

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Numbers 33:55

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"“But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them will be like pricks in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land in which you dwell."

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Joshua 23:13

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"know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you."

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2 Chronicles 28:13

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"and said to them, “You must not bring in the captives here, for you intend that which will bring on us a trespass against the LORD, to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.”"

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Judges 6:10

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"I said to you, “I am the LORD your God. You shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.” But you have not listened to my voice.’”"

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2 Corinthians 12:7

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"By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively."

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From This Chapter

Judges 2:1

"The LORD’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you."

Judges 2:2

"You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this?"

Judges 2:4

"When the LORD’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept."

Judges 2:5

"They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to the LORD."

Judges 2:6

"Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land."

Judges 2:7

"The people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the LORD that he had worked for Israel."

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