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Also all that generation were gathered to their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, who didn`t know Yahweh, nor yet the work which he had worked for Israel.
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Knowing vs. Knowing About God
Commentators highlight a crucial distinction in the phrase 'knew not the Lord.' The new generation was not intellectually ignorant of God; they were raised with the stories. Their failure was a lack of personal, experiential knowledge that leads to love, fear, and obedience. They knew about God, but they did not know Him in a way that transformed their lives.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All that generation—that is, the main body of those who were grown-up men at the time of the conquest of Canaan.
19th Century
Anglican
Gathered unto their fathers. — See 2 Kings 22:20, and for similar phrases, Genesis 15:15; [Reference 1 King…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers Were dead and buried, t…
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