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Judges 2:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Judges 2:3

Verse 3 of 23

Scripture focus

Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

Judges 2:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 2:3

Theological / Devotional

I also said. That is, God had given a previous warning (see Num. 33:55; Joshua 23:13). That threat was now to be carried out. God would withdraw His conditional promises made in Ex. 23:31 and other places.

Shall be a snare. The worship of these heathen deities would result in gross corruption, which would cause the ruin of the entire nation (see Ex. 23:33; Ex. 34:12; Deut. 7:16; Joshua 23:13).

The failure to drive out the inhabitants of the land brought its own punishment. So it is with all sin. Lust and corruption not only cut off the grace of God but bring retribution and punishment as a result of the sin itself. God often punishes sin with sin (see PP 728).

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