Judges 3:2
He left those nations simply because he wanted to teach the subsequent generations of Israelites, who had not experienced the earlier battles, how to conduct holy war.
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Referenced Verses
- Gen 2:17 : 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will surely die.”
- Gen 3:5 : 5 for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
- Gen 3:7 : 7 Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
- 2 Chr 12:8 : 8 Yet they will become his subjects, so they can experience how serving me differs from serving the surrounding nations.”
- Matt 10:34-39 : 34 Not Peace, but a Sword“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword! 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household. 37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
- John 16:33 : 33 I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage– I have conquered the world.”
- 1 Cor 9:26-27 : 26 So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air. 27 Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.
- Eph 6:11-18 : 11 Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. 13 For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace, 16 and in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit(which is the word of God). 18 With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints.
- 1 Tim 6:12 : 12 Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.
- 2 Tim 2:3 : 3 Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- 2 Tim 4:7 : 7 I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!
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1 These were the nations the LORD permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel– he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites.
- Judg 3:3-53 verses78%
3 These were the nations: the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
4 They were left to test Israel, so the LORD would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses.
5 The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
- Judg 2:22-232 verses72%
22 in 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.”
23 This is why the LORD permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; he did not hand them over to Joshua.
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13 Then their children, who have not known this law, will also hear about and learn to fear the LORD your God for as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
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6 so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them.
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18 Instructions to the Transjordanian Tribes At that time I instructed you as follows:“The LORD your God has given you this land for your possession. You warriors are to cross over before your fellow Israelites equipped for battle.
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39 Also, 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.
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2 Bear in mind today that I am not speaking to your children who have not personally experienced the judgments of the LORD your God, which revealed his greatness, strength, and power.
- Josh 11:19-202 verses68%
19 No city made peace with the Israelites(except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,
20 for the LORD determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses.
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18 so that they cannot teach you all the abhorrent ways they worship their gods, causing you to sin against the LORD your God.
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38 to dispossess nations greater and stronger than you and brought you here this day to give you their land as your property.
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12 When the Israelites heard this, the entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh to launch an attack against them.
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10 You stood before the LORD your God at Horeb and he said to me,“Assemble the people before me so that I can tell them my commands. Then they will learn to revere me all the days they live in the land, and they will instruct their children.”
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10 That entire generation passed away; a new generation grew up that had not personally experienced the LORD’s presence or seen what he had done for Israel.
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24 He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the LORD’s power and so you might always obey the LORD your God.”
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2 They include the Anakites, a numerous and tall people whom you know about and of whom it is said,“Who is able to resist the Anakites?”
- Num 31:2-43 verses67%
2 “Exact vengeance for the Israelites from the Midianites– after that you will be gathered to your people.”
3 So Moses spoke to the people:“Arm men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.
4 You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel.”
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3 You saw everything the LORD your God did to all these nations on your behalf, for the LORD your God fights for you.
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17 Now therefore kill every boy, and kill every woman who has been intimate with a man in bed.
18 But all the young women who have not experienced a man’s bed will be yours.
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14 This is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD,“Waheb in Suphah and the wadis, the Arnon
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9 Judgment in the Valley of Jehoshaphat Proclaim this among the nations:“Prepare for a holy war! Call out the warriors! Let all these fighting men approach and attack!
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3 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.
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3 “Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them,
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24 Their descendants entered and possessed the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites who were the inhabitants of the land. You delivered them into their hand, together with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with as they pleased.
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17 but we will maintain ourselves in armed readiness and go before the Israelites until whenever we have brought them to their place. Our descendants will be living in fortified towns as a protection against the inhabitants of the land.
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19 Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites!
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3 You and Aaron are to number all in Israel who can serve in the army, those who are twenty years old or older, by their divisions.
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17 The Leading of God When Pharaoh released the people, God did not lead them by the way to the land of the Philistines, although that was nearby, for God said,“Lest the people change their minds and return to Egypt when they experience war.”
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45 All the Israelites who were twenty years old or older, who could serve in Israel’s army, were numbered according to their families.
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1 ¶ Judah Takes the Lead After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the LORD,“Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?”
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20 Then Moses replied,“If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the LORD,
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27 but as a reminder to us and you, and to our descendants who follow us, that we will honor the LORD in his very presence with burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants,‘You have no right to worship the LORD.’
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4 It was some time after this when the Ammonites fought with Israel.
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16 Instructions Concerning Ammon So it was that after all the military men had been eliminated from the community,
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10 Joshua continued,“This is how you will know the living God is among you and that he will truly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.
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2 Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the wilderness so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.
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6 Indeed, for forty years the Israelites traveled through the wilderness until all the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt, the ones who had disobeyed the LORD, died off. For the LORD had sworn a solemn oath to them that he would not let them see the land he had sworn by oath to their ancestors to give them, a land rich in milk and honey.
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12 Only may the LORD give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the LORD your God.