Judges 2:3

"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?"

Key Reflection

This passage highlights the Israelites' failure to adhere to God's commands by making alliances with the local inhabitants and preserving their pagan worship practices, despite explicit instructions to the contrary. The spiritual meaning underscores the importance of maintaining religious purity and avoiding influences that could lead to idolatry and apostasy.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

“Wherefore I also said” -Rather because ye have done the things mentioned inJudges 2:2, “I have now said (i. e. I now protest and declare) that I will not drive them out from before you” (compareJudges 19:29). And it was the annonncement of this resolution by the Angel that caused the people to weep. The word thorns in this verse is supplied by the King James Version from the similar passage in Joshua (see the marginal reference). Other versions adopt a different reading of the original text, and prefer the sense “they shall be to you for adversaries” (compare the last words ofNumbers 33:55).

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