Judges 2:22 Meaning and Explanation
“That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →God leaves the nations to test Israel, to see whether they will keep His way and walk in it as their ancestors did.
What Does Judges 2:22 Mean?
God reveals a purpose hidden inside the discipline. The remaining nations will serve to 'prove' Israel, to test whether each new generation will choose to keep the way of the LORD and walk in it, as the faithful generation under Joshua had done.
Testing in Scripture is not God seeking information He lacks but a means of refining and revealing what is truly in the heart. The same pressures that expose unfaithfulness can also strengthen genuine faith. God turns even the consequences of sin into an arena of choice, calling each generation to decide for itself whom it will follow.
Judges 2:22 in the Original Language
nasah (נָסָה), 'prove' -- to test or try in order to reveal what is truly within.
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What does Judges 2:22 mean?
God leaves the nations to test Israel, to see whether they will keep His way and walk in it as their ancestors did.