Judges 2:22 - Prayer Tents

2GOD's angel went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, "I brought you out of Egypt; I led you to the land that I promised to your fathers; and I said, I'll never break my covenant with you—never!H4397H3068H5927H1537H1066H559H5927H4714H935H776H7650H1H559H5769H6565H1285 2And you're never to make a covenant with the people who live in this land. Tear down their altars! But you haven't obeyed me! What's this that you're doing?H3772H1285H3427H776H5422H4196H8085H6963H6213 3"So now I'm telling you that I won't drive them out before you. They'll trip you up and their gods will become a trap."H559H1644H6440H6654H430H4170 4When GOD's angel had spoken these words to all the People of Israel, they cried out—oh! how they wept!H4397H3068H1696H1697H1121H3478H5971H5375H6963H1058 5They named the place Bokim (Weepers). And there they sacrificed to GOD.H7121H8034H4725H1066H2076H3068 6After Joshua had dismissed them, the People of Israel went off to claim their allotted territories and take possession of the land.H3091H5971H7971H1121H3478H3212H376H5159H3423H776 7The people worshiped GOD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the time of the leaders who survived him, leaders who had been in on all of GOD's great work that he had done for Israel.H5971H5647H3068H3117H3091H3117H2205H748H3117H310H3091H7200H1419H4639H3068H6213H3478 8Then Joshua son of Nun, the servant of GOD, died. He was 110 years old.H3091H1121H5126H5650H3068H4191H3967H6235H8141H1121 9They buried him in his allotted inheritance at Timnath Heres in the hills of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash.H6912H1366H5159H8556H2022H669H6828H2022H1608 10Eventually that entire generation died and was buried. Then another generation grew up that didn't know anything of GOD or the work he had done for Israel.H1755H622H1H6965H312H1755H310H3045H3068H4639H6213H3478 11The People of Israel did evil in GOD's sight:H1121H3478H6213H7451H5869H3068H5647H1168 12they served Baal-gods; they deserted GOD, the God of their parents who had led them out of Egypt; they took up with other gods, gods of the peoples around them. They actually worshiped them! And oh, how they angered GODH5800H3068H430H1H3318H776H4714H3212H310H312H430H430H5971H5439H7812H3068H3707 13as they worshiped god Baal and goddess Astarte!H5800H3068H5647H1168H6252 14GOD's anger was hot against Israel: He handed them off to plunderers who stripped them; he sold them cheap to enemies on all sides. They were helpless before their enemies.H639H3068H2734H3478H5414H3027H8154H8155H4376H3027H341H5439H3201H5750H5975H6440H341 15Every time they walked out the door GOD was with them—but for evil, just as GOD had said, just as he had sworn he would do. They were in a bad way.H3318H3027H3068H7451H3068H1696H3068H7650H3966H3334 16But then GOD raised up judges who saved them from their plunderers.H3068H6965H8199H3467H3027H8154 17But they wouldn't listen to their judges; they prostituted themselves to other gods—worshiped them! They lost no time leaving the road walked by their parents, the road of obedience to GOD's commands. They refused to have anything to do with it.H8085H8199H2181H310H312H430H7812H5493H4118H1870H1H1980H8085H4687H3068H6213 18When GOD was setting up judges for them, he would be right there with the judge: He would save them from their enemies' oppression as long as the judge was alive, for GOD was moved to compassion when he heard their groaning because of those who afflicted and beat them.H3068H6965H8199H3068H8199H3467H3027H341H3117H8199H5162H3068H6440H5009H3905H1766 19But when the judge died, the people went right back to their old ways—but even worse than their parents!—running after other gods, serving and worshiping them. Stubborn as mules, they didn't drop a single evil practice.H8199H4194H7725H7843H1H3212H310H312H430H5647H7812H5307H4611H7186H1870 20And GOD's anger blazed against Israel. He said, "Because these people have thrown out my covenant that I commanded their parents and haven't listened to me,H639H3068H2734H3478H559H1471H5674H1285H6680H1H8085H6963 21I'm not driving out one more person from the nations that Joshua left behind when he died.H3254H3423H376H6440H1471H3091H5800H4191 22I'll use them to test Israel and see whether they stay on GOD's road and walk down it as their parents did."H5254H3478H8104H1870H3068H3212H1H8104 23That's why GOD let those nations remain. He didn't drive them out or let Joshua get rid of them.H3068H3240H1471H1115H3423H4118H5414H3027H3091