Judges 2:3

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At that time I also warned you,‘If you disobey, I will not drive out the Canaanites before you. They will ensnare you and their gods will lure you away.’”

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  • Num 33:55 : 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those whom you allow to remain will be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your side, and will cause you trouble in the land where you will be living.
  • Josh 23:13 : 13 know for certain that the LORD our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; they will be a whip that tears your sides and thorns that blind your eyes until you disappear from this good land the LORD your God gave you.
  • Judg 2:21 : 21 So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died,
  • Judg 3:6 : 6 They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.
  • Deut 7:16 : 16 Exhortation to Destroy Canaanite Paganism You must destroy all the people whom the LORD your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
  • Ps 106:36 : 36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
  • Exod 23:33 : 33 They must not live in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
  • Exod 34:12 : 12 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.
  • 1 Kgs 11:1-7 : 1 The Lord Punishes Solomon for Idolatry King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women(besides Pharaoh’s daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites. 2 They came from nations about which the LORD had warned the Israelites,“You must not establish friendly relations with them! If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods.” But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them. 3 He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his wives had a powerful influence over him. 4 When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. 5 Solomon worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. 6 Solomon did evil in the LORD’s sight; he did not remain loyal to the LORD, like his father David had. 7 Furthermore, on the hill east of Jerusalem Solomon built a high place for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.

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  • Num 33:55-56
    2 verses
    82%

    55But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those whom you allow to remain will be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your side, and will cause you trouble in the land where you will be living.

    56And what I intended to do to them I will do to you.”

  • Exod 23:32-33
    2 verses
    81%

    32“You must make no covenant with them or with their gods.

    33They must not live in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

  • Josh 23:13
    80%

    13know for certain that the LORD our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; they will be a whip that tears your sides and thorns that blind your eyes until you disappear from this good land the LORD your God gave you.

  • Judg 2:2
    77%

    2but you must not make an agreement with the people who live in this land. You should tear down the altars where they worship.’ But you have disobeyed me. Why would you do such a thing?

  • Exod 34:12
    75%

    12Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.

  • Judg 2:21-23
    3 verses
    75%

    21So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died,

    22in order to test Israel. I want to see whether or not the people will carefully walk in the path marked out by the LORD, as their ancestors were careful to do.”

    23This is why the LORD permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; he did not hand them over to Joshua.

  • Exod 23:27-30
    4 verses
    74%

    27“I will send my terror before you, and I will alarm all the people whom you encounter; I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

    28I will send hornets before you that will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite before you.

    29I will not drive them out before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild animals multiply against you.

    30Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you become fruitful and inherit the land.

  • Deut 12:30
    73%

    30After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say,“How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same.”

  • Exod 23:23
    72%

    23For my angel will go before you and bring you to the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, and I will destroy them completely.

  • Josh 24:12
    72%

    12I sent terror ahead of you to drive out before you the two Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows.

  • Judg 6:10
    72%

    10I said to you,“I am the LORD your God! Do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living!” But you have disobeyed me.’”

  • Ps 106:36
    72%

    36They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

  • Exod 33:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

    3Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, and I might destroy you on the way.”

  • Deut 7:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16Exhortation to Destroy Canaanite Paganism You must destroy all the people whom the LORD your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

    17If you think,“These nations are more numerous than I– how can I dispossess them?”

  • Judg 3:4
    71%

    4They were left to test Israel, so the LORD would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses.

  • Deut 7:20
    71%

    20Furthermore, the LORD your God will release hornets among them until the very last ones who hide from you perish.

  • Exod 34:15
    71%

    15Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone invites you, you will eat from his sacrifice;

  • Num 14:43
    71%

    43For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, the LORD will not be with you.”

  • Lev 20:23
    71%

    23You must not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am about to drive out before you, because they have done all these things and I am filled with disgust against them.

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
    71%

    12They worshiped the disgusting idols in blatant disregard of the LORD’s command.

  • Jer 16:13
    71%

    13So I will throw you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your ancestors have ever known. There you must worship other gods day and night, for I will show you no mercy.’”

  • Josh 7:12
    71%

    12The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. I will no longer be with you, unless you destroy what has contaminated you.

  • Deut 7:4
    70%

    4for they will turn your sons away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will erupt against you and he will quickly destroy you.

  • Judg 2:15
    70%

    15Whenever they went out to fight, the LORD did them harm, just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. They suffered greatly.

  • Deut 29:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.)

    18Beware that the heart of no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you turns away from the LORD our God today to pursue and serve the gods of those nations; beware that there is among you no root producing poisonous and bitter fruit.

  • Deut 20:18
    70%

    18so that they cannot teach you all the abhorrent ways they worship their gods, causing you to sin against the LORD your God.

  • Josh 23:7
    70%

    7or associate with these nations that remain near you. You must not invoke or make solemn declarations by the names of their gods! You must not worship or bow down to them!

  • Deut 7:25
    70%

    25You must burn the images of their gods, but do not covet the silver and gold that covers them so much that you take it for yourself and thus become ensnared by it; for it is abhorrent to the LORD your God.

  • Deut 13:7
    70%

    7the gods of the surrounding people(whether near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other).

  • Deut 6:14
    70%

    14You must not go after other gods, those of the surrounding peoples,

  • Hos 2:6
    70%

    6The Lord’s Discipline Will Bring Israel Back Therefore, I will soon fence her in with thorns; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.

  • Deut 28:36
    70%

    36The LORD will force you and your king whom you will appoint over you to go away to a people whom you and your ancestors have not known, and you will serve other gods of wood and stone there.

  • Jer 25:6
    70%

    6Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do. Then I will not cause you any harm.’

  • Deut 1:29
    70%

    29So I responded to you,“Do not be terrified of them!

  • Lev 26:37
    70%

    37They will stumble over each other as those who flee before a sword, though there is no pursuer, and there will be no one to take a stand for you before your enemies.

  • Ps 81:9
    70%

    9There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.

  • Deut 7:22
    70%

    22He, the God who leads you, will expel the nations little by little. You will not be allowed to destroy them all at once lest the wild animals overrun you.

  • Deut 1:42
    70%

    42But the LORD told me:“Tell them this:‘Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you and you will be defeated by your enemies.’”

  • Deut 1:39
    69%

    39Also, your infants, who you thought would die on the way, and your children, who as yet do not know good from bad, will go there; I will give them the land and they will possess it.

  • Deut 9:4
    69%

    4Do not think to yourself after the LORD your God has driven them out before you,“Because of my own righteousness the LORD has brought me here to possess this land.” It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of you.