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A Subtle Betrayal
Commentators suggest Israel's sin was not an immediate, outright rejection of God, but a 'syncretism'—blending the worship of God with the pagan symbols and practices of surrounding nations. This highlights how idolatry can begin subtly, not by abandoning God entirely, but by corrupting how He is worshipped.
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Albert Barnes
On Judges 2:12
18th Century
Theologian
Provoked the Lord to anger — A frequent expression in connection with idolatry, especially in Deuteronomy, in the Books of the Kings, and in…
Charles Ellicott
On Judges 2:12
19th Century
Bishop
Forsook the Lord God of their fathers.—(Deuteronomy 31:16–17). It seems, however, that the sin of the Israelites was a…
John Gill
On Judges 2:12
17th Century
Pastor
And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers The covenant God of their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their…
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Matthew Henry
On Judges 2:6–23
17th Century
Minister
We have a general idea of the course of events in Israel during the time of the Judges. The nation made themselves as wretched and miserable by for…