Judges 2:21 Meaning and Explanation
“I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:”
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Read Full Chapter →God declares He will no longer drive out before Israel any of the nations that Joshua left at his death.
What Does Judges 2:21 Mean?
God announces the form His discipline will take. He will no longer drive out the remaining nations, the peoples still left in the land when Joshua died. The unfinished conquest will stay unfinished.
The consequence fits the sin: Israel had refused to fully follow God, so God leaves in place what they refused to remove. Their disobedience would now share the land with them. Yet even this is not abandonment, for God will use these very nations for a purpose, weaving His larger design through the consequences of human choices.
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What does Judges 2:21 mean?
God declares He will no longer drive out before Israel any of the nations that Joshua left at his death.