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Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.
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Consequences of Disobedience
All commentators agree that God's declaration, 'I will not drive them out,' is a direct consequence of Israel's disobedience. God had given a conditional promise, and by breaking the covenant, Israel forfeited God's full assistance. Matthew Henry notes that God often makes people's sin their own punishment, meaning the consequences flow directly from the wrong choices made.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wherefore I also said—Rather, because you have done the things mentioned in (Judges 2:2), “I have now said (that …
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore I also said. —Rather, And now I have said.
I will not drive them out. —The withdrawal o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore I also said Supposing, or on condition of their being guilty of the above things, which was foreseen they …
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