Judges 2:2

"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."

Key Reflection

The LORD’s angel's visit from Gilgal to Bochim served as a reminder of God's faithfulness and covenantal promises to His people, specifically those who had recently returned from exile. The original audience would have understood this as a reaffirmation of the journey out of slavery in Egypt and into the Promised Land, emphasizing that despite their future challenges, God remained committed to maintaining His covenant with them, ensuring they would not be abandoned in their new homeland.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The two articles of the covenant here specified (compare margin references) are those which the Israelites had at this time broken. The other important prohibitionDeuteronomy 7:3is not specified by the Angel, and this is an indication that at the time the Angel spoke, intermarriages with the pagan spoken ofJudges 3:6had not taken place; and this again is another evidence of the early date of this occurrence.

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