Judg 2:20-23 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Judg 2:20-23: 2:20-23 The remaining Canaanites and their religion would become a source of temptation to the Israelites, offering an alternative to faithfully following the Lord and his covenant ways. This result was known and even planned by God (cp. 3:4 ), but God does not deliberately set his people up to sin (Jas 1:12-15 ). Temptations abound, but the choice to obey God or yield to temptation rests with those who claim to know him. Israel had a duty to possess the land fully, but God, not humankind, determines victory or failure.

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‏ Judges 2:20-23

Summary for Judg 2:20-23: 2:20-23 ^a The remaining Canaanites and their religion would become a source of temptation to the Israelites, offering an alternative to faithfully following the Lord and his covenant ways. This result was known and even planned by God (cp. 3:4 ^b), but God does not deliberately set his people up to sin (Jas 1:12-15 ^c). Temptations abound, but the choice to obey God or yield to temptation rests with those who claim to know him. Israel had a duty to possess the land fully, but God, not humankind, determines victory or failure.