Judges 2:22
that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of LORD to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.
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Genesis 22:1And it came to pass after these things, that God proved Abraham, and said to him, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.
Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shall remember all the way which LORD thy God has led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou would keep his commandments, or not.
Deuteronomy 13:3thou shall not hearken to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams, for LORD your God proves you, to know whether ye love LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Judges 3:4And they were [left], to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken to the commandments of LORD, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
Job 23:10But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Proverbs 17:3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but LORD tries the hearts.
Matthew Henry on Judges 2:7-23
The Idolatry of the Israelites. ( b. c. 1425.) 6 And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. 7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord , that he did for Israel. 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord , died, being a hundred and ten years old. 9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres,… Read the whole commentary →