Judges 2:1

The angel of the Lord went from Gilgal to Bokim and told the people, “I led you out of the land of Egypt and brought you to this land that I promised to your forefathers, and I said I would never break the agreement I made with you.

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In The King James Version

And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.

In Context

2I also told you not to make any agreements with the people living in the land and to tear down their altars. But you refused to obey what I said. Why did you do this?

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Cross References

Genesis 16:7The angel of the Lord met Hagar at a spring in the desert—the spring on the road to Shur.

Genesis 17:7I promise to continue my agreement with you, and with your descendants who come after you, for generations to come. This is an eternal agreement. I will always be your God, and the God of your descendants.

Genesis 22:16“I swear by myself, says the Lord, that because you have done this and didn't refuse to give me your son, your only son,

Genesis 48:16the Angel who has saved me from all kinds of trouble—may he bless these boys. May my name and the names of my grandfather Abraham and father Isaac continue through them, and may they have many descendants that spread throughout the earth.”

Exodus 14:14The Lord is going to fight for you—you don't need to do anything.”

Exodus 20:2“I am the Lord your God, who led you out of Egypt, out of the land of your slavery.

Matthew Henry on Judges 2:1

In this chapter we have, I. A particular message which God sent to Israel by an angel, and the impression it made upon them, ver. 1-5 . II. A general idea of the state of Israel during the government of the judges, in which observe, 1. Their adherence to God while Joshua and the elders lived, ver. 6-10 . 2. Their revolt afterwards to idolatry, ver. 11-13 . 3. God's displeasure against them, and his judgments upon them for it, ver. 14, 15 . 4. His pity towards them, shown in raising them up deliverers, ver. 16-18 .… Read the whole commentary →

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