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The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
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A New Cycle of Sin and Grace
Commentators identify this verse as the start of a major new section in Judges. It establishes the central theme for the chapters that follow: a repeating cycle of Israel's sin through assimilation, God's judgment, and His grace in sending new deliverers.
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19th Century
Anglican
Dwelt among the Canaanites ... —These nations are enumerated also in Exodus 33:2; Exodus 34:1. In Joshua 24:11 the Girg…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites As if they had been only sojourners with them, and not conquer…
Presbyterian
As the Israelites were a type of the church on earth, they were not to be idle and slothful. The Lord was pleased to try them by the remains of the…